How Does TENS Therapy Relieve Muscle Pain, Knots, Tightness, & Swelling?
When a specific part of the body is injured, muscles perform muscle guarding, causing muscles to tighten and swell up to protect the injured body part. Although this is our body's natural response to pain, it can become an issue if left untreated. Muscle tightness and swelling for long periods can cause a lack of blood flow, increase the risk of injury, and result in chronic pain and muscle tissue damage.
TENS Units help solve this, sending electrical pulses to the nerves and performing pain gating. The TENS Unit blocks pain signals from getting to the brain, stopping the pain. Because the pain has stopped, muscle guarding no longer occurs, creating a reaction where the muscles stop swelling, knots reduce, and then relax. The pain-reducing effects of TENS help loosen the muscle knot and lessen the “guarding” of muscles that cause tightness. This reaction increases blood flow and enables more flexibility in your muscles.
In short, TENS therapy reduces pain, stops swelling, and results in better blood flow & a more efficient healing experience!