I did a bunch of Web searches to find some PT forums, but I could only come up with very little. If this is not the appropriate forum for such questions, could you please tell me where on the Web I should ask them? Thanks for any help.

I have a TENS unit that also has EMS, Russian, and Interferential. I have a few questions:

1) If you want to treat spasticity and improve range of motion, can you use either TENS or EMS, or is one better than the other for these issues?

2) I've looked at various electrode-placement guides on the Web. I noticed that one guide has TENS placements for the ankle and knee, but no EMS placements for those areas. Can you not use EMS on the ankle or knee?

3) Can you use TENS/EMS on the hands and feet too?

4) Does it matter whether you use 2 electrode pairs at the same time, or is one pair at a time usually good enough?

Needless to say, I am not a PT. So if there's another forum on the Web that would be a better place to post these questions, please let me know. Thanks so much for any info.

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