Compex SPORT User Manual

SPORT

User Manual

Manual de utilizacíon

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USER MANUAL 5-41

Table of Contents 6
Index 39

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How to get help

To get assistance or answers to your questions, please
contact:

I. FOREWORD

Read this User Manual carefully before you
start using your “Compex®Sport”.

The manufacturer strongly recommends
careful reading of the “Warnings and
Cautions” and “Safety Guide” Chapters of this
User Manual.

The “Compex®Sport” CD-ROM that is delivered
with the device should be used to establish
an appropriate training plan.

Compex

Toll free: 1-866-8 COMPEX

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II. TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. FOREWORD 5

II. TABLE OF CONTENTS 6-7

III. WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS 9-11

General Warnings 9
Contraindications 10
Warnings 10
Precautions 11
Adverse Reactions 11

IV. SAFETY GUIDE 13-18

Who Should not Use the “Compex®Sport”! 13
What Should Never Be Done with the “Compex®Sport”! 14
Where Never to Apply the Electrodes! 15
Cautions with Electrodes! 17

V. INDICATIONS FOR USE 19-24

Intended Use 19
How to Use the “Compex®Sport” 20

• Choice of the Appropriate Muscle Work Program

• Planning of Stimulation Sessions

• Placement of the Electrodes

• Setting of the Electrical Current Intensity

Training Programs 22

• Endurance Program

• Resistance Program

• Strength Program

• Explosive Strength Program

Special Programs 24

• Potentiation (Warm-up) Program

• Active Recovery Program

VI. DESCRIPTION 25-26

Parts 25
Accessories 26

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VII. OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS 27-33

Connections 27
Language, Contrast of the Display

and Sound Volume Selection 28
Switching on 29
Selecting a Program 29
Personalizing the Program 30
During Operation 31
Recharging the “Compex®Sport” 32

VIII. TROUBLESHOOTING 34

Electrode Fault 34
Need for Recharging 34

IX. PRACTICAL INFORMATION 35-36

Warranty 35
Cleaning Your Unit 35
Storage Conditions 35
Disposal 35
Standards 36
Normalized Symbols 36

X. TECHNOLOGICAL INFORMATION 37-38

Output Waveform 37
Basic Unit Characteristics 37
Power Supply 37
Output Specifications 37
Description of Accessories 38

XI. INDEX 39

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Do not use the “Compex® Sport”:

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for muscle reeducation

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to prevent or retard disuse atrophy

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to prevent venous thrombosis

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to maintain or increase range of motion

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for muscle spasms

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for blood flow deficiencies

III. WARNINGS AND CAUTIONS

General Warnings

The “Compex® Sport” is intended for use on healthy muscles.
It is to be used by adults only. KEEP OUT OF THE REACH OF

CHILDREN.

The “Compex® Sport” is not intended for adjunctive therapy in
the treatment of medical diseases and conditions of any kind.

None of the “Compex® Sport” stimulation programs are designed
for injured or disease afflicted muscles. Its use on such muscles
is contraindicated. The work imposed on the muscles by the
“Compex® Sport” programs is definitely not suitable for
rehabilitation and physiotherapy.

Never use the “Compex® Sport” on:

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painful muscles

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atrophied muscles

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muscles with spasms

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muscles associated with a limb with a painful
or afflicted joint

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III. Warnings and Cautions

Contraindications

Do not use the “Compex® Sport” if you have one or more of the
following medical conditions:

1. This device must not be used on persons with cardiac
pacemakers, defibrillators, or other implanted metallic or
electronic devices.

2. Cardiac demand pacemakers.

3. Epilepsy.

4. Following acute trauma or fracture.

5. Following recent surgical procedures.

6. Critical ischemia of lower limbs.

7. Abdominal or inguinal hernia.

8. Cancerous lesions.

Warnings

1. The long-term effects of prolonged use of electrical stimulation
are unknown.

2. Stimulation should not be applied on the neck. Severe spasm of
the muscles may occur and the contractions may be strong
enough to close the airway or cause difficulty in breathing.
Stimulation on the neck could also have adverse effects on the
heart rhythm or blood pressure.

3. Electrodes used for electrical stimulation should not be applied
across the chest because the introduction of electrical current
into the chest may cause rhythm disturbances to the heart.

4. The effects of stimulation of the brain are unknown. Therefore,
stimulation should not be applied across the head and electrodes
should not be placed on opposite sides of the head.

5. Safety of powered muscle stimulators for use during pregnancy
has not been established.

6. The “Compex® Sport” should not be used while driving, operating
machinery, or during any activity in which involuntary muscle
contractions may put the user at risk of injury.

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7. Caution should be used for patients with suspected or diagnosed
heart problems.

8. Caution should be used when operating the device over the
abdominal region during menstruation periods.

9. Caution should be used when applying the device over areas of
the skin that lack normal sensation.

10. Stimulation should not be applied when in the bath or shower.

11. Do not use the device in a humid atmosphere (sauna,
hydrotherapy, etc.).

12. Electrodes should be applied only to normal, intact, clean skin.
Electrodes should not be applied over open wounds or over
swollen, infected, or inflamed areas or skin eruptions (e.g.,
phlebitis, thrombophlebitis, varicose veins, etc.).

13. Electrodes should not be shared with other persons. Each person
should have their own set of electrodes; otherwise, undesirable
skin reactions may occur.

14. Self-adhesive electrodes should be replaced if they no longer
stick firmly to the skin.

Precautions

1. Some persons may experience skin irritation or hypersensitivity
due to the electrical stimulation or electrical conductive medium
(gel).

2. This device should be kept out of the reach of children.

3. This device should be used only with the leads, electrodes, and
accessories recommended for use by the manufacturer.

Adverse Reactions

1. Skin irritation and burns beneath the electrodes have been
reported with the use of stimulation electrodes applied to the skin.

2. Headache and other painful sensations have been reported
during or following the application of electrical stimulation
applied to the head, face, and near the eyes.

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IV. SAFETY GUIDE

Who Should not Use the “Compex®Sport”!

Check the following list of 15 questions:

Questions Yes/No

1 Are you equipped with a cardiac pacemaker, defibril-

lator, or other implanted metallic or electronic device?

2 Are you epileptic?

3 Have you recently been victim of an acute trauma

(less than 6 months)?

4 Have you recently been subject to a surgical

procedure (less than 6 months)?

5 Do you have blood flow deficiency in your lower limbs?

6 Do you have an abdominal or inguinal hernia?

7 Do you suffer from cancer?

8 Are you pregnant?

9 Do you suffer from cardiac problems or diseases?

10 Do you have painful or afflicted joints?

11 Do you have muscle spasms?

12 Do you have atrophied muscles?

13 Do you have painful muscles?

14 Do you need muscle reeducation?

15 Do you have any joint showing a decrease in its range

of motion?

If you answer “Yes”, or “Maybe”, or “I don’t know” to one or
more questions, do not use the device and contact Compex for
more information.

Compex

Toll free: 1-866-8 COMPEX

www.compex.us

If you have 15 “No” answers, you can use the “Compex® Sport”.