What does T.E.N.S. provide during therapy?

T.E.N.S., which stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, primarily provides sensory stimulation to help manage pain. It works by delivering low-voltage electrical impulses through the skin to stimulate the sensory nerves. This stimulation can help reduce the perception of pain by effectively blocking pain signals from reaching the brain and may also trigger the release of endorphins, the body’s natural painkillers.

The other options presented—such as electrical stimulation for muscle contraction, deep tissue therapy, and heat therapy—do not accurately capture the primary function of T.E.N.S. While T.E.N.S. does involve electrical stimulation, its main focus is on pain relief through sensory pathways as opposed to directly inducing muscle contractions, which is a characteristic of a different type of electrical stimulation device, such as neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES).