Hand Pain
Conditions that may be treated:
- Arthritis of the hand and fingers (also called degenerative joint disease or osteoarthritis)
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Tendinitis of one or more of the tendons within the hand
- Carpal tunnel syndrome (affects the hand but originates at the wrist)
- Generalized trauma to hand
Basic Treatments
- Refer to the reference photo for basic options of hand/finger pain placement of electrodes
- Clean the skin with a wet paper towel and water to remove dead skin and other surface debris
- Do not have any lotion on the skin as it may decrease conductivity and/or create a skin irritation
- Apply the electrodes as instructed in the basic treatment procedure to area of pain using the photos noted for placement suggestions
- Turn unit on and move the cursor to the general area that you want to treat
- Press the start button and the unit does all the work. It will go through 2 phases of different currents during the total time.
Case History
- JS, North Carolina—64 y/o male with physician diagnosed osteoarthritis bilaterally in all fingers. Treated twice daily for 10 days. Initial pain at 5/10 to 7/10 across all joints. Following first sessions overall pain complaint was 3/10 . From second treatment on, he stated that pain slowly reduced to 1/10 which after 3 days was completely gone. Pain remained no higher than 1/10 for the remainder of the treatment sessions