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HOW TO USE THE ALPHA-STIM® PPM FOR PAIN CONTROL

1. Clean skin -

It is a good idea to clean the skin thoroughly

around the treatment area before applying electrodes. Use mild

soap and water and allow it to dry thoroughly. This is essential

around areas where skin oils or dirt have accumulated, or where

cosmetics or hair spray have been used.

2. Evaluate your pain -

Don't forget to evaluate your pain before,

from time-to-time during, and after each treatment. Your doctor

can give you guidelines to help you do a quick, simple evaluation.

This may consist of simply moving into a position that causes you

to be more aware of your pain, then noting the level of pain you

are experiencing on a 0 (no pain) to 10 (maximum pain) scale at

the beginning and end of the treatment. Moving the affected body part through a range-of-motion and noting the

increased range along with the decreased pain after treatment is also a good indicator of

progress. Because the Alpha-Stim® works so fast in most people, it is necessary to use these reference parameters

to determine effectiveness throughout a single treatment session. Keeping a daily (or even as often as hourly) chart

of changes in your pain levels on a 0 to 10 scale will also assist your doctor in giving you the best possible advice.

Consider 10 as "the worst this condition has been". To help you understand this system, a description of pain levels

follows (use odd numbers for half values):

PAIN LEVEL

DESCRIPTION

EXCRUCIATING, often debilitating.

INTOLERABLE, concentration difficult, only able to perform undemanding tasks.

DISTRESSING, but able to continue tasks.

DISCOMFORTING, may be ignored at times.

MILD, only aware of it when attention is brought to it.

NO PAIN.

It is also helpful to keep a record of the Alpha-Stim® treatment times with the intensity (0 - 6 x 100 µA) settings along

with the electrode locations you use.

Some questions that will help you and your doctor understand your pain are:

•

When did it start?

•

Is there a position that lessens or increases it?

•

Is there anything you can do to lessen or increase it?

•

Does it feel deep under the skin or superficial?

•

Are there any particularly sensitive spots you can point to with one finger?

•

Is it always in the same place or does it move around?

•

Are you having other symptoms which may be associated with your pain?

•

How does it change throughout the day or week?

•

What words describe it (such as burning, stabbing, aching, sharp or dull, superficial or deep,

etc.)?

3. Connect wires to Alpha-Stim® PPM

on the Alpha-Stim®. The top receptacle is for channel 1, the bottom is for channel 2.

4. Attach electrodes to wires -

self-adhesive e l e c t r o d e s. Push gently, but firmly into place for a good connection.

5. Place electrodes -

Where you place the AS-Trode™ self-adhesive electrodes is the

most important variable for optimum results. You must always use electrodes in pairs. (if

you are using both channels, you must use one pair for each channel).

Peel the self-adhesive electrodes off of the protective backing and save the backing to

store the electrodes after use. If the adhesive is drying out and the electrodes do not stick

well, you may wet the electrodes by wetting your finger with water and lightly rubbing it

over the electrode for just 1 second (too much water will saturate them and actually

shorten their life). Discard and replace electrodes when adhesive has split or worn

through to the conductive backing. Only use EPI AS-Trode™ brand silver electrodes

Insert the plug of the electrode wire into the output receptacle

Insert the pin jacks directly into the wires coming off the

ONE SWITCH OPERATION

Read

the

following

instructions

carefully. Then, you may simply

place the electrodes and turn the

POWER control on. That's all there

is to it! If necessary, adjust the

intensity

down

comfortable level at any time during

treatment.