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<H1 ALIGN="CENTER">Lower Back Pain and TENS</H1>
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<H2><A NAME="lowerbackpain"></A>Lower Back Pain: What is it?</H2>
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Lower back pain is characterised by pains or aches situated from anywhere between the base of the back of the ribs to the top of the legs. The pain can come on slowly but more often than not, begins suddenly. It can be made even worse by bending, sitting badly, turning in bed and even coughing or sneezing.<BR>
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The usual causes of lower back pain is muscle stress and strain but it can also originate from ligament, tendon or vertabrae damage, posture, feet positioning amongst others.<BR>
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Lower back pain is often described in three categories. <B>Acute</B> when it has lasted less than 6 weeks, <B>Sub-acute</B> if it has lasted between 6 - 12 weeks and <B>chronic</B> if it has lasted longer than 12 weeks.<BR>
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<H2>Lower Back Pain: Does <U>TENS Pain Relief</U> work?</H2>
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Naturally prevention is better than a cure. One should attempt to improve their posture, keep fit and avoid carrying heavy loads. Treatments often include pain killing drugs, osteopathy, etc. However, <B>TENS </B> provides a useful pain killing alternative or complimentary form of relief.<BR>
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<B>TENS</B> or Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation is a non-invasive, <B>drug-free</B> method of <B> relief</B>. It is ideal for the treatment of <A HREF="#lowerbackpain">lower back pain</A>. Pads are placed on or near the area of pain. TENS uses soothing pulses that are sent via the pads through the skin and along the nerve fibres. The pulses suppress pain signals to the brain. TENS also encourages the body to produce higher levels of its own natural pain killing chemicals called Endorphins and Encephalins.
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In many cases, this stimulation will greatly <B>reduce or eliminate pain</B>. Relief may continue for several hours after the unit has been switched off.<BR>
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<B><FONT COLOR="#DD0033">For many, relief is so dramatic that using our units has changed their lives.</FONT></B>
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We are always delighted when someone telephones to tell us that
they are pain free for the first time in years ... and it does happen.<BR>
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