Frequently Asked Questions
1. Who are Tens-hire.co.uk ?
Ten-hire.co.uk is an independent UK based organisation providing the leading TPN400D TENS machine for childbirth and TPN300D TENS machine for chronic pain relief. We have developed an excellent reputation throughout the country both by referral and recommendation based upon our outstanding of personal service and the quality of our TENS machines and other products.
Our goal is to provide our customers with the highest levels of personal customer service in the industry and unsurpassed support when required. All our TENS machines are delivered with full instructions, backed up by telephone support and delivered with everything you will need to start feeling the immediate benefits of TENS.
2. What does ‘TENS’ stand for?
T.E.N.S (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) is safe and easy to use. TENS is the safest and most effective form of drug free analgesia used every day in hospitals up and down the country and comes highly recommended by the NHS and Healthcare Professionals nationwide for both labour and other painful conditions.
3. How does ‘TENS’ work?
Electrodes are attached to the body which send gentle electrical impulses through the skin to interfere with the transmissions of pain signals to the brain and stimulate the body to produce natural pain killing hormones called endorphins.
When you hire or purchase a TENS from Tens-Hire.co.uk you can be assured that you are receiving the very best equipment currently available. Our hire units are all fully serviced and tested to guarantee their performance and can be dispatched at short notice to meet your individual immediate needs.
4. What is ‘TENS’ used for?
TENS is commonly used to treat: Labour Pain, Rheumatism, Whiplash, Arthritis, Slipped Disk, Cervical Strain, Headache, Migraine, Nausea, Back Pain, Scolisosis, BWS Syndrome, Bilateral Radiation, Dysmenorrhoea, Subluxation, Shoulder Dislocation, Shoulder Sprain, Frozen Shoulder, Tennis Elbow, Golf Elbow, Tendonitis, Carpal Tunnel, Knee and Joint Pain, Sciatic Pain, Phantom Pain, Chest Wall Pain, Neck Pain.
5. What goes on inside the body when using ‘TENS’?
TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) is effective drug-free pain relief which can be used to reduce pain experienced during childbirth and for acute/chronic pain sufferers.
Small nerves in the body carry the unpleasant sensations (pain) to the spinal cord, which in turn takes them on to the brain. The brain then tells us that we are suffering pain and the extent to which the pain hurts. The larger nerves in the body are stimulated by touch and the electrical impulses generated by your TENS unit target these larger nerves. The effect produced overrides the pain signals being sent to the brain by the smaller nerves; in the same way as the instinctive rubbing action does after a nasty knock. In addition, TENS encourages the body to release its own pain killing hormones, called endorphins.
6. How to use ‘TENS’ for Childbirth Pain Control?
TENS is widely recommended for use in childbirth by midwives who see the benefits TENS brings to the labouring mother. At the first signs of labour, four electrodes (self adhering pads) are placed on the back (full instructions provided) and the machine is turned on to generate the comfortable electrical impulses. During a contraction the Mother uses the hand held boost button to change the machine from the standard pulse to a much stronger continuous pulse. Once the contraction is over the machine is returned once again to the standard mode. The machine is fully portable and this allows the Mother to walk through her contractions if she wishes. TENS can also be used post birth for the after pains caused by the uterus contracting back to its original shape.
7. How to use ‘TENS’ for Acute and Chronic Pain Control?
TENS can be very effective in treating both chronic and acute pain. Many people who have tried TENS successfully need only a few simple instructions on how to use the device properly in order to achieve the results they were looking for (full instructions provided). Electrodes (sticky self adhering pads) are attached to the body over the pain site and over the nerve route near the spine which carries the pain signal to the spinal cord. The correct mode of stimulation is applied and the sufferer should feel the benefit after around 20-30 minutes. The unit is portable and can be worn under normal clothing whilst you go about your daily business (except driving or using machinery).
8. Who should not use ‘TENS’?
Anyone who has or is suspected of having heart disease.
Anyone who suffers from epilepsy should not be left alone whilst using TENS.
Anyone who has a pacemaker fitted.
