InTENSity Twin Stim III is a device used as a pain reliever by the physicians. It should be used with caution and only in specific areas of the skin. It can also be used for electrical muscle stimulation. It has a stimulator which sends electrical currents to the nerves and the muscles underlying in the area where the patient if feeling pain through the electrodes which are applied in the skin area.

The following are some of the important safety information to consider. The device should only be handled by a physician who is licensed to handle it. The device do not have any curative value to talk off and the long term effect are not known.

Its use is a symptomatic treatment. It therefore suppresses the sensation of pain. It should not be used during pregnancy. This is because the safety to be used by pregnant women has not been established. If a pregnant woman has to use it, then it has to be directed by a physician who must be having very good reasons for using it. It is not effective to be used to reduce pain which is of central origin like headache.

sinceIt is important to note that it is not effective for use in reducing pain which area of central origin. Such as headache unless the physician has recommended so. This is so since it works through sending electrical current to the muscles underlying the area of pain. Headache is caused from the brain and the muscles should not be send to the nerves in the brain.

The other important to note that power output of InTENSity Twin Stim III may be affected if it is used in the same place where there is microwave and shortwave therapy equipment. Therefore the physician should ensure that it is used in a place free from any interference from any equipment. The environment for its use is another thing to consider. The environment should be one which is free from moist such as the washrooms.

It should also not be used in the vicinity of shortwave or microwave therapy equipment. This is because it may affect the power output of the stimulator. It must not be used in an environment with high humidity. Examples of environment with high humidity includes the bathroom, the wash room or even when having a bath.

If it is used in the in areas surrounded by either microwave therapy equipment or shortwave therapy equipment, there is likelihood that its output power will be affected. Therefore it must not be applied within the areas surrounded by the microwave and shortwave therapy equipment. Areas with high humidity in the environment such as the bathrooms must also be avoided.

It should only be applied to skin areas which are dry clean and which are not broken. The electrodes must also be kept separated during the treatment. These are some of the important safety information to consider when applying InTENSity Twin Stim III