TENS Electrode Placement for Golf Arm
What are the causes of golf arm pain?
Golf elbow or golfer's elbow is caused by overstraining the tendon insertion at the elbow that controls the forearm muscles and is also known as epicondylitis. If the elbow is bent repeatedly over a long period of time, overuse occurs. One-sided and repetitive movements such as lifting heavy loads or twisting and screwing movements can lead to this. This causes pain at the muscle insertion on the inside of the elbow, especially in the flexor muscles. Tendon irritation occurs. The pain can radiate to the forearm, upper arm or hand. Metabolic diseases such as diabetes can promote the development of golfer's elbow because the metabolism of the tendons changes negatively. Loosening exercises such as circling the wrists, spreading the fingers and shaking out the arms and hands relax the tendons and muscles in everyday life. Resting during physical activities or sports is also helpful.
TENS units and electrodes recommendations
How a TENS unit can help you with golf arm pain
In TENS pain therapy, you connect self-adhesive electrodes to a stimulation current device. The TENS unit sends stimulation current pulses that are transmitted to the nerves via the electrodes. This nerve stimulation prevents the pain stimulus from being transmitted to the brain. The impulses also increase metabolic activity. Our stimulation current device STIM PRO X9 offers some programmes for the application of TENS stimulation current therapy on golfer's elbow.
The correct use of TENS for golf elbow
Attach the electrode round Ø 5cm or the electrode 5x5 cm as shown in the picture. You can also do the EMS muscle training with these electrodes. For TENS treatment, you can also use the pain point electrode patch for elbow pain.
The advantages of TENS treatment
Please note
The current strength should be set so that it is felt as a pleasant tingling sensation. The duration of the application should be approx. 40 minutes in order to be able to achieve a lasting reduction in pain. It is also useful to change the programs every now and then.
TENS units and electrodes recommendations
The correct use of TENS for a Golf elbow
The optimal TENS device for your application - recommendation of the program
For TENS EMS devices from axion, we recommend the following programs for pain therapy
TENS EMS Combo Device STIM-PRO X9
The programs P01, P03 or P10 are generally used here.
To the device: TENS EMS Combo Device STIM-PRO X9
TENS Device STIM-PRO T-400
The programs P01, P03 or P10 are generally used here.
To the device: TENS Gerät STIM-PRO T-400
TENS Device STIM-PRO COMFORT
The program P07 is generally used here.
To the device: TENS-Gerät STIM-PRO COMFORT
Video instruction for the treatment of golf arm pain with TENS
The TENS world of axion
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