Intense Medical Equipment imports and distributes a range of medical devices that find application in hospitals, physiotherapy units, general practices as well as rehabilitation clinics. Their product range includes labour pain relief devices, general pain relief devices, muscle builder devices and period pain relief devices. Labour pain relief devices are TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) systems that are designed to reduce labour pain gradually and naturally. These labour pain relief devices allow users to have personal control over the pain and ensure drug-free labour. Approved and recommended by medical practitioners as a safe form of modern pain control for women, these labour pain relief systems consist of the TENS unit, electrodes, batteries, leads, carry pouch belt clip, neck cord and instructions.
These labour pain relief devices can also be used by expectant mothers from the 26th week of gestation to relieve sore backs and legs. These devices are also suitable for use after birth as a pain relieving mechanism for pain caused by episiotomy or caesarean section procedures in the post-operative stage. TENS devices function by stimulating the body’s natural defences against pain through the transmission of gentle electrical impulses on the skin using four self-adhesive pads positioned on the back. The electrical impulses stimulate the release of endorphins and also stimulate the nerves to block pain signals before they reach the brain.