How a TENS machine can help you with foot pain

 

A TENS treatment on the foot can quickly help to relieve the troubled foot muscles. In acute and chronic pain, TENS causes an interruption of the pain-causing stimulus in the nerve tissue. It is also possible to release the body's own pain-reducing hormones, the endorphins. Tension in the foot muscles can be relieved and there is better blood circulation. TENS is also easy to perform in everyday life at home.

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Can you use a TENS unit on your foot for plantar fasciitis?

Here are a few of the types of people who can benefit from a TENS unit: Chronic pain sufferers. Those with heel pain caused by plantar fasciitis or Achilles tendinitis. Athletes and runners with recurring foot pain.

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Is a TENS machine good for heel pain?

To relieve heel pain you can use a TENS machine. In stimulation current therapy, electrical impulses are transmitted to the skin with the help of the TENS machine via electrode pads. There are two effects of pain relief with TENS.

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Does electrical stimulation work for plantar fasciitis?

Radial extracorporeal shock wave therapy is safe and effective in the treatment of chronic recalcitrant plantar fasciitis: results of a confirmatory randomized placebo-controlled multicenter study.

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