TENS Placement

Question 1

High Frequency TENS placement options

Answer 1

Direct Placement
Contiguous Placement
Dermatome Placement

Question 2

Direct Placement

Answer 2

Electrodes are placed directly on the painful site. Electrical channels run parallel to each other

Question 3

Contiguous Placement

Answer 3

Used when direct placement is contraindicated. Electrodes are placed around the painful tissues. Electrical channels can run parallel to each other or their currents can cross over the target tissue

Question 4

Dermatome Placement

Answer 4

One electrode is placed at the corresponding nerve root and the other at the distal end of the dermatome. When pain is distributed across one or more dermatomes, place the electrodes within the affected dermatome and the contralateral dermatome.

Question 5

Low Frequency/Brief Intense TENS Placement

Answer 5

Motor, trigger, and/or acupuncture points are targeted. Because of the close location of the these areas, a single TENS electrode may stimulate all three points at once