POWER UP YOUR RECOVERY - UP TO 50% OFF + FREE SHIPPING

SHOP NOW | Details

What is TENS and how does it work?

TENS

TENS stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and is a tried and true drug-free therapeutic treatment for symptomatic pain relief. Scientific theory suggests TENS therapy scrambles the pain signals that are being sent to the brain by exciting the sensory nerves. Those signals are scrambled by a mild and safe electrical current that travels from the device, through the lead cables, ultimately being delivered to the skin via the electrodes. While TENS can be prescribed by a physician for both chronic and acute pain management, all Compex devices are available to you “over the counter”.

TENS treatment is noninvasive and has few, if any, side effects when compared to drug therapy. Our Compex LT TENS only device offers pre-programmed treatment options with dual channel output. We also have four channel Compex 2.0 devices, as well as wraps that provide an electrode-free option for the back and knee. In addition, Compex has both high and low TENS program options. High TENS, aka normal TENS, uses a higher frequency with relatively short duration pulses while low TENS uses a lower frequency with a longer pulse. Application is simple, just place the electrodes on the area experiencing discomfort and begin the program! TENS is also found in our TENS/Heat Wraps which offer a trifecta of compression, warmth, and TENS to ease the pain.

What is NMES and how can it help with pain?

Sport Elite muscle stimulator

Neuromuscular electric stimulation (NMES, muscle stim or e-stim) sends electronic pulses to your motor nerves creating muscle contractions. This contraction helps strengthen muscles and promotes healing by offering improved circulation. Our Compex 2.0 devices can decrease blood lactate concentration in 6 minutes. Lactic acid levels get higher when strenuous exercise or other conditions lower the flow of blood and oxygen throughout the body. High levels of lactate in the body cause the muscles/bloodstream to become more acidic during exercise. Symptoms may include a burning feeling in your muscles, cramps, weakness, and feeling exhausted. Flush it out in 6 minutes with Compex!

Compex 2.0 devices can also help with DOMS (delayed onset muscle soreness), the soreness you experience a day or two after a strenuous workout, by increasing oxygenated blood flow to the muscle group. When metabolic waste products build up in the muscles, it can be hinder the ability for beneficial nutrients to help with healing. Compex NMES programs can help push out those waste products by getting the oxygenated blood flow through, in a similar way massage or myofascial release operates. With Compex 2.0 devices starting at $159, it is a much more cost-effective option to treat muscle soreness than a daily massage!

EMS Comparison Chart

Compex Edge 3.0

Edge 3.0

Muscle Stimulator
with TENS

Compex Performance 3.0

Performance 3.0

Muscle Stimulator
with TENS

Compex Sport Elite 3.0

Sport Elite 3.0

Muscle Stimulator
with TENS

Compex Wireless USA

Wireless USA

Muscle Stimulator
with TENS

Compex Mini

Mini

Muscle Stimulator
with TENS

4.8

/5

 

5

/5

 

5

/5

 

5

/5

 

5

/5

 
999
999
999
999
299
5
5
5
3
1
95
95
95
95
75
4
6
10
10
6

$139.99

$174.99

$259.99

$449.99

$599.99

$139.99

$249.99

No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Up to 8hrs
Up to 8hrs
Up to 8hrs
Up to 20hrs
Up to 6hrs
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
USB
USB
USB
Wall Charger
USB
210 grams
210 grams
210 grams
110 grams
40.8 grams
140 x 80 x 25mm
140 x 80 x 25mm
140 x 80 x 25mm
106 x 68 x 20mm
66 x 56 x 18 mm
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Edge 3.0

Muscle Stimulator
with TENS

Performance 3.0

Muscle Stimulator
with TENS

Sport Elite 3.0

Muscle Stimulator
with TENS

Wireless USA

Muscle Stimulator
with TENS

Mini

Muscle Stimulator
with TENS

$139.99

$174.99

$259.99

$449.99

$599.99

$139.99

$249.99