Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 Dear Terry, Hi! My name is and I'm a fellow CP sufferer. For several years I worked in a PT practice in which we used the TENS unit on many patients. My opinion is that it would be worthywhile to check with a PT on the proper positioning of the TENS unit. Yes, they are easy to use, but in order to get maximum results, you want to use it correctly. (that's also the case with exercise and rehab). Good luck and I hope you're feeling better! It's great to hear that the price on the units has come down! Most insurance carriers cover the units as well. Good Luck! Armantrout Re: Re: Antox & Tens > Dear Debs, > I've got a TENS unit, but I've not had a lot of luck with it... Simply > because I can't seem to get it to go as FAST as I'd like it to go. Although > in fairness, even though I'd like it faster, it does do a great job of > pulling the pain away from my lower abdomen and making me feel back up to > sub-human again, from corpse-esque. > I didn't go to a PT when I first got it, so I'm wondering if I'm just not > using the machine right or not, but it's pretty simple, I can't imagine what > I could be doing wrong. > I saw the receipt before it went back with the delivery driver, and it > only cost my insurance co. $42, so if anybody is interested in the unit... > Don't be TOO frightened away by the cost. Still a lot of $$ to most of us, > but it's not as frightening as I'd imagined. > Debz... Do you think I'm dong something wrong, or do you just get a very > low " whir " at max warp? > Peace, > Terry in KC > > > > << I used the tens placed on my left side of my back and move it around > heidi try it its great eveb when no pain it will release endorphins > to help uoiu feel happier >> > > > > PANCREATITIS Association, Intl. > Online e-mail group > > To reply to this message hit " reply " or send an e-mail to: PancreatitisYahoogroups > > To subscribe to this e-mail group, simply send an e-mail to: Pancreatitis-subscribeYahoogroups > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 Dear Terry, Hi! My name is and I'm a fellow CP sufferer. For several years I worked in a PT practice in which we used the TENS unit on many patients. My opinion is that it would be worthywhile to check with a PT on the proper positioning of the TENS unit. Yes, they are easy to use, but in order to get maximum results, you want to use it correctly. (that's also the case with exercise and rehab). Good luck and I hope you're feeling better! It's great to hear that the price on the units has come down! Most insurance carriers cover the units as well. Good Luck! Armantrout Re: Re: Antox & Tens > Dear Debs, > I've got a TENS unit, but I've not had a lot of luck with it... Simply > because I can't seem to get it to go as FAST as I'd like it to go. Although > in fairness, even though I'd like it faster, it does do a great job of > pulling the pain away from my lower abdomen and making me feel back up to > sub-human again, from corpse-esque. > I didn't go to a PT when I first got it, so I'm wondering if I'm just not > using the machine right or not, but it's pretty simple, I can't imagine what > I could be doing wrong. > I saw the receipt before it went back with the delivery driver, and it > only cost my insurance co. $42, so if anybody is interested in the unit... > Don't be TOO frightened away by the cost. Still a lot of $$ to most of us, > but it's not as frightening as I'd imagined. > Debz... Do you think I'm dong something wrong, or do you just get a very > low " whir " at max warp? > Peace, > Terry in KC > > > > << I used the tens placed on my left side of my back and move it around > heidi try it its great eveb when no pain it will release endorphins > to help uoiu feel happier >> > > > > PANCREATITIS Association, Intl. > Online e-mail group > > To reply to this message hit " reply " or send an e-mail to: PancreatitisYahoogroups > > To subscribe to this e-mail group, simply send an e-mail to: Pancreatitis-subscribeYahoogroups > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 29, 2001 Report Share Posted December 29, 2001 Dear Terry, Hi! My name is and I'm a fellow CP sufferer. For several years I worked in a PT practice in which we used the TENS unit on many patients. My opinion is that it would be worthywhile to check with a PT on the proper positioning of the TENS unit. Yes, they are easy to use, but in order to get maximum results, you want to use it correctly. (that's also the case with exercise and rehab). Good luck and I hope you're feeling better! It's great to hear that the price on the units has come down! Most insurance carriers cover the units as well. Good Luck! Armantrout Re: Re: Antox & Tens > Dear Debs, > I've got a TENS unit, but I've not had a lot of luck with it... Simply > because I can't seem to get it to go as FAST as I'd like it to go. Although > in fairness, even though I'd like it faster, it does do a great job of > pulling the pain away from my lower abdomen and making me feel back up to > sub-human again, from corpse-esque. > I didn't go to a PT when I first got it, so I'm wondering if I'm just not > using the machine right or not, but it's pretty simple, I can't imagine what > I could be doing wrong. > I saw the receipt before it went back with the delivery driver, and it > only cost my insurance co. $42, so if anybody is interested in the unit... > Don't be TOO frightened away by the cost. Still a lot of $$ to most of us, > but it's not as frightening as I'd imagined. > Debz... Do you think I'm dong something wrong, or do you just get a very > low " whir " at max warp? > Peace, > Terry in KC > > > > << I used the tens placed on my left side of my back and move it around > heidi try it its great eveb when no pain it will release endorphins > to help uoiu feel happier >> > > > > PANCREATITIS Association, Intl. > Online e-mail group > > To reply to this message hit " reply " or send an e-mail to: PancreatitisYahoogroups > > To subscribe to this e-mail group, simply send an e-mail to: Pancreatitis-subscribeYahoogroups > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 nobody has ansered my question yet...how many pads does the unit have and how big are they...oh and the aproximate cost? --- Armantrout wrote: > Dear Terry, > > Hi! My name is and I'm a fellow CP sufferer. > For several years I > worked in a PT practice in which we used the TENS > unit on many patients. My > opinion is that it would be worthywhile to check > with a PT on the proper > positioning of the TENS unit. Yes, they are easy to > use, but in order to > get maximum results, you want to use it correctly. > (that's also the case > with exercise and rehab). > > Good luck and I hope you're feeling better! It's > great to hear that the > price on the units has come down! Most insurance > carriers cover the units > as well. > > Good Luck! > > Armantrout > > Re: Re: Antox & Tens > > > > Dear Debs, > > I've got a TENS unit, but I've not had a lot > of luck with it... Simply > > because I can't seem to get it to go as FAST as > I'd like it to go. > Although > > in fairness, even though I'd like it faster, it > does do a great job of > > pulling the pain away from my lower abdomen and > making me feel back up to > > sub-human again, from corpse-esque. > > I didn't go to a PT when I first got it, so > I'm wondering if I'm just > not > > using the machine right or not, but it's pretty > simple, I can't imagine > what > > I could be doing wrong. > > I saw the receipt before it went back with the > delivery driver, and it > > only cost my insurance co. $42, so if anybody is > interested in the unit... > > Don't be TOO frightened away by the cost. Still a > lot of $$ to most of > us, > > but it's not as frightening as I'd imagined. > > Debz... Do you think I'm dong something wrong, > or do you just get a > very > > low " whir " at max warp? > > Peace, > > Terry in KC > > > > In a message dated 12/29/01 04:13:57 AM, > colind@... writes: > > > > << I used the tens placed on my left side of my > back and move it around > > heidi try it its great eveb when no pain it will > release endorphins > > to help uoiu feel happier >> > > > > > > > > PANCREATITIS Association, Intl. > > Online e-mail group > > > > To reply to this message hit " reply " or send an > e-mail to: > PancreatitisYahoogroups > > > > To subscribe to this e-mail group, simply send an > e-mail to: > Pancreatitis-subscribeYahoogroups > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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