hi, do the electrode pads on tens machines stop working after a while or would they stop working through damage?
2007-04-13 03:46:11 · 7 answers · asked by Mustang2k7 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Time does not affect them, but damage will. The biggest reason to change them is they no longer stick to the skin. The unit itself is a great method of pain control.
2007-04-13 03:51:08 · answer #1 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The pads just get old and less sticky but more gummy. If new pads are a cost issue, you can put them in the ice box and that will renew them for a time.
If they don't make good contact with the skin, they can't work. The newer ones will tell you this in an error code.
2007-04-14 19:43:16 · answer #2 · answered by rann_georgia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Often times you lose the adhesive of the pads from excessive use. You can take a small container dilute rubbing alcohol and water in it. place the pad it in with the connector hanging out of the solution. Scrub the pad with your fingers and then place it facing up to air dry on a paper towel. When you touch the pad and it sticks to your finger then its dry enough and can be placed on the plastic sheet. If it doesn't then you let it air dry some more. This allows you to continue using the pads longer.
2007-04-14 00:18:50 · answer #3 · answered by Cascade 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They do wear out after a little while and you have to replace them. Also if you don't have all of your circuits connected completely in the wires of the machine it will not turn on or give you any power because it's a safety mechanism on it. I use my pads for my TENS machine for about a month (I use it several times a day, everyday), and then replace them.
2007-04-13 15:42:05 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Usually it's the cables that stop working. The small wires inside get broken From normal usage . The pads are not the reason the machine is not working it's definitely The cables. You will have to get replacements.
2007-04-13 12:04:32 · answer #5 · answered by Cherokee Billie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The adhesive gives up after a while and you won't get the best of connections. You could always risk cranking the TENS up a little bit.
2007-04-13 10:52:43 · answer #6 · answered by Del Piero 10 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the pads do need changing after a while, but the information with the pads will tell you what will affect them and when to change them
2007-04-14 05:59:42 · answer #7 · answered by michaela 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋