Therapy
Pulse width
Pulse width, also called pulse duration, is the time each electrical pulse lasts. It is one of the settings a clinician or device instructions may adjust.
A 2017 critical review in Physiotherapy Canada defines pulse duration as the time from when the current leaves the zero line until it returns to baseline. The review notes that people commonly, though incorrectly, call it pulse width. The Cleveland Clinic says you can adjust the intensity, frequency and duration of the pulses on a TENS unit, and that the goal is to adjust the settings until the impulses feel strong but comfortable. This site does not give pulse width numbers. Follow your clinician's and your device's instructions. See also pulse frequency and TENS unit settings explained.
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