Electrical Stimulation Activates Endorphins

Electrical stimulation is nearly as old as written history. Some 4500 years ago various cultures in the Middle East and southern Europe used electric eels to treat pain. One can only imagine the tweaking the therapy underwent as an adult electric eel packs enough of a wallop to kill a horse. Fortunately, electrical stimulation has come a long way since the electric eel.

TENS ~ EMS

There are many different methods of electrical stimulation used which benefit the body. For purposes of this article, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) will be analyzed.

TENS Eases Pain Without Any Side Effects

The TENS is the most popular electrical stimulation unit sold. Primarily used to relieve pain, the TENS manipulates the nervous system to both ignore the pain and release the bodies natural pain killer, endorphins.

Methods for Decreasing Physical Pain

Pain is the necessary evil the body perpetuates against itself, not to torture it, but to warn the brain an injury has occurred. And, it’s a darn good warning signal too. Who’s going to walk on a broken leg, or allow an open wound to bleed and bleed? Without pain many people would do just that. Pain protects the body from further damage. But, the problem with pain is it is perpetual. There is no turn off switch once the signal has been received. Hence, the demand for pain relief is something 1 out of 5 adult Americans need on a daily basis.