Past PT has proved how helpful and healing the TENS Units can be. I've been thinking of getting one, script or no script.
Does anyone have experience with self purchased units? Any particular brand you'd recommend? Any comments to share?
Thanks for all comments.
Decades ago when I had a pinched nerve in my back, I was given a TENS type machine that I would wear all day and if the pain got too bad I could push a button and it would zap the pain. Back then the TENS was a bulky thing, uncomfortable to sleep.
What cured me for this back pain was a traction machine that the PT used.... used it twice and the pain have been gone for years now [knock on wood].
Kind of like a room humidifier, fill it, use it, washing it was hard, use it less, out of distilled water, wash it, fill it, empty the old left over water, wash it, store it, buy a new one if ever needed cause that thing is gross, old, yucky.
Or, I love this cane, gotta have it-they said I needed it, don't like to use it, where is it, lost it in ny own house, not there when I needed it last week.
Buy this soft brace for your ankle, hurts to wear it, but you try, as it wanders about the house now, looking for a permanent space in a crowded drawer full of things unrelated to the product, always the velcro sticks to the nylons.
Or, the chiropractor has a great massage tool, it doesn't work as well as when he used it, actually my back hurt more from it, returning it to him for a refund was embarrasing, what, did I think I could be my own chiropractor?
Maybe better to get the whole treatment for a specified time by a physical therapist or chiropractor who knows best when and how to use it. imo.
Does anyone have these assistive devices at home, gathering dust?
On the other hand, my GF got good temporary relief from a TENS.
It is not a permanent fix for anything, just temporary relief.