Sam Brusco, Associate Editor04.02.19
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy use low-voltage electric currents to treat pain. Electrodes or mediums for electricity to travel to the body are placed on the site of pain, and the currents block pain receptors from being sent from the nerves to the brain. Usually, the patient will receive a small, battery-operated TENS machine to use at home. TENS therapy can be used to treat both chronic and acute pain, and TENS is most commonly used to treat osteoporosis- or fibromyalgia-related joint, bone, or muscle problems, tendinitis, bursitis, and neck, labor, and cancer pain.
NeuroMetrix, a Waltham, Mass.-based bioelectrical and digital medicine company driving innovation to address chronic health conditions including chronic pain and diabetes, debuted Quell, a wearable, over-the-counter (OTC) TENS device, at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The device is worn on the leg and sends neural pulses to the brain that trigger a natural pain relief response in the central nervous system. According to the company, since first launching Quell, almost 200,000 individuals living with chr
NeuroMetrix, a Waltham, Mass.-based bioelectrical and digital medicine company driving innovation to address chronic health conditions including chronic pain and diabetes, debuted Quell, a wearable, over-the-counter (OTC) TENS device, at the 2015 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). The device is worn on the leg and sends neural pulses to the brain that trigger a natural pain relief response in the central nervous system. According to the company, since first launching Quell, almost 200,000 individuals living with chr
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