MORE THAN JUST
A TENS MACHINE
Chattanooga’s Cefar TENS is our next generation of handheld TENS device, building on the established technology of the Primo Pro with added features to combine TENS and NMES treatments in one portable unit.
Intended for use by both healthcare professionals and patients, the Cefar TENS combines TENS with NMES to bring pain relief and muscle rehabilitation from the clinic to the home. Patients can begin treatment with the device in a clinical environment under the supervision of a healthcare professional, before continuing their rehabilitation in the comfort of their own home. Simple and easy to use, with a range of compliance features, patients can be confident about taking their treatment into their own hands while their clinician can easily set parameters and monitor their progress.
For healthcare professionals this equals faster recovery times and shorter stays for patients1, less pressure on resources, and less use of analgesics2, therefore patients can benefit from reduced pain, increased mobility, and greater independence.
Altogether, Cefar TENS is more than just a pain machine.
TENS
• Symptomatic relief and management of chronic, intractable pain3, 4
• Adjunctive treatment for post-surgical and post-trauma acute pain5
• Relief of pain associated with arthritis6, 7
NMES
• Retarding or preventing disuse atrophy8
• Maintaining or increasing range of motion9
• Re-educating muscles10
• Increasing local blood circulation11
1. Gatewood CT, et al., The efficacy of post-operative devices following knee arthroscopic surgery: a systematic review. Knee Surg Sports Traumatol Arthrosc. 2017 Feb;25(2):501-516.
2. Rakel B, Frantz R, Effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on postoperative pain with movement. The Journal of Pain, Vol 4, No 8 (October), 2003: pp 455-464
3. Johnson MI, Jones G, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: current status of evidence. Painmanag (2017)7(1)
4. Johnson MI, et al., Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for acute pain. Cochrane database of systematic reviews 2015 issue 6
5. Sbruzzi G, et al., Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation after thoracic surgery: systematic review and meta-analysis of 11 randomized trials. Rev Bras Cir Cardiovasc. 2012 Jan-Mar;27(1):75-87.
6. Osiri M, et al., Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for knee osteoarthritis. The Cochrane Library 2008, Issue 2
7. Bjordal JM, et al., Short-term efficacy of physical interventions in osteoarthritic knee pain. A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised placebo-controlled trials. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2007, 8:51
8. Gould N, Donnermeyer D et .al., Transcutaneous Muscle Stimulation as a Method to Retard Disuse. Clin Orthop Rel Res, 178:190–197, 1983
9. Labanca L, et al., Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Superimposed on Movement Early after ACL Surgery.Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2018 Mar;50(3):407-416.
10. Topp R, et al., The Effect of Prehabilitation Exercise on Strength and Functioning After Total Knee Arthroplasty. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Volume 1, pp. 729-735
11. Broderick BJ, et al., Haemodynamic performance of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) during recovery from total hip arthroplasty. J Orthop Surg Res. 2013 Mar 5;8(1):3.
12. Sangdee C, et al., Electroacupuncture versus Diclofenac in symptomatic treatment of Osteoarthritis of the knee: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2002, 2:3
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