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Most kitchen wares and utensils available today are made up of materials like plastic, wood, stainless steel, aluminium, and so on. OZ Shop introduces a new material called silicone, which has proved to be far better than any other material used for manufacturing kitchen products.
The material silicone is a man-made compound of organic silicone and has its applications in many other fields such as sealant, plumbing grease, parchment paper, and also in medical applications.
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All silicone kitchen products are non-corrosive and hard-wearing. Metals like aluminium are prone to react with certain foods when exposed to high temperatures. This may easily poison your food or even make your stomach upset. In case of silicone products, you need not worry about any of that. They are known to be the least hazardous among all types. It is also known for its durability.
Oz Shop presents a great TENS machine which can be used by people suffering from different kinds of pains like back pain (small or long-term), knee joint arthritis, muscle pain, headache, migraine, sports injuries, and so on. The machine has proved to bring a fast relief by just applying it for 20 minutes, 5 times a day. The machine has also proved to relieve pain from early stages of pregnancy, and also period pains. Some doctors prescribe TENS machine to patients suffering from constant tiredness, dementia, or insomnia.
The word TENS stands for Transuctaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation. The word ‘transuctaneous’ means ‘through the skin’. The device is small and portable and can be worn to your body or kept inside your pocket. The machine contains two electrodes that are to be connected to the body part where you are experiencing pain. A conductive gel must be sandwiched between the skin and the electrolyte. Both the electrolytes must be kept a certain distance apart from each other. It is advised that you take a doctor’s advice on those matters.
The device transmits low voltage electrical pulses to the body. These pulses are felt as small electrical shocks, which effectively stops the pain signals from reaching the brain. When the electrical shock overtakes the pain signals and travels through the nerves and spinal cord, and reaches the brain, the pain in the body naturally reduces.
This mechanism works due to the gate control mechanism followed by our body. If a muscle tears on a person’s leg causes pain, it is because the pain signals are sent to the brain via nerves and spinal cord. But, our nerves and spinal cord has gates which opens and closes at certain small intervals. When it is open, the signals are passed and when it is closed the signals are blocked. At the same time, if a small shock signal from the TENS machine is passed on to our body; they are forced to move occupy and move through nerves that do not carry pain, and thus block the gate. Thus, the brain gets more signals from the TENS machine and lesser ones from the body pain. Since the pain signals are slow moving signals, the use of TENS machine for sometime will give you a relief from pain for a long time.
The machine has two types of pulse rates that can applied to the body – A higher rate of (90-130)Hertz and a lower rate of (2-5)Hertz. The lower ones will cause the body to self-generate endorphins, the chemical that helps the body to endure small pains.
Although the device seems to be useful, you must not use it unless and until the reason of pain is not known. It must also be avoided from people having cardiac arrests and pacemakers.
Some of the advantages of TENS machine are:
1. No side effects at all.
2. Completely portable – You can simply place the machine inside your pocket and make it work while you are busy at office.
3. Will give you instant relief when compared to any other medicine.
4. You can buy TENS machine at affordable rates.
Given below are some precautions you have to take while using the device.
- Make sure that you place the electrodes on your body after ensuring that the machine is off.
- First test the machine by placing it on your fingers to know if you can withstand the shock. After placing the electrodes on your body increase the pulse range step by step. Do not turn the pulse to a very high range as it may cause more pain.
- Make sure that both the electrode and the point of application of the electrode are dry. Do not use it while taking a shower.
- Get advice from your doctor on where to place the electrolytes and also ask him illustrate on how to put the conductive gel on your skin.
- After use, do not pull the wires to remove the pads. Do it slowly and then clear the portion with soap.
- Make sure that you d not use this device to cure pain in the neck, eyes, or mouth regions.
