HME - PROVIDER . COM Specializing in Home Medical Equipment
(Wheelchairs, Scooters, CPAPs, Oxygen,
Nebulizers, Bath Benches, Adult Diapers)
Glossary of Medical Terms
T.E.N.S. Units
T.E.N.S. units have been dispensed
by doctors to their patients for home use. They operate on
a 9v. transistor battery and have small wires and pads that
adhere to a painful area and alleviate pain. Tiny free nerve
endings secrete a chemical called "substance P"
that transmits pain signals to our brain. T.E.N.S. units artificially
stimulate free nerve endings, thereby depleting them of substance
P, literally stopping the pain signal in its tracks.
