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Does daily use of IFT cause tolerance to the machine in patients? Also which is better for chronic lower back pain - IFT or TENS?
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Tens work better ... But if you have chronic pain then you should have to do proper exercises... Only machine can't help you in this... As long as you keep taking the machine, your pain will be fine, but as soon as you stop taking the machine, it will start returning to you, so it is good that you do exercises.
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Tens would work better.
But if you have chronic low back pain then you should incorporate a proper back exercise programme as it will help treat the back pain as well as it will help you to prevent it.
Only using tense will not help you to treat and prevent it
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It would be better to go with tens
Also no issues with tolerance just make sure you don't use it for every little thing.
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If its chronic pain then TENS will be best to apply.
There is nothing like tolerance in using ift daily but its intensity should be low.
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Hey there! A little greater dosage of intensity might be required in such case. It doesn't cause tolerance "to the machine".
For chronic low back ache TENS is better.
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Dr. Ingelala Uma (PT)
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14 yrs exp
Nellore
Go for Tens for chronic low back pain.
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Dr. Steephan John (PT)
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6 yrs exp
Bangalore
if you are using interferential therapy continuously definitely it won't help your pain brain adapt to that frequency
TENS also needs to be used in a proper way
For your back pain kindly get a proper assessment and treatment from a nearby physiotherapist
Physiological changes in TENS and IFT are different both work in an effective way depends upon where we are using the modality
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Ms. Shefali Gandotra (PT)
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No there are no tolerance issues. TENS is better option for chronic back pain.
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