Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 Debs and all: I've been very concerned to learn that some folks have gotten the units and been using them with what seems to be no professional guidance. I've had Tens treatments for injuries in the past. They were administered by licensed physical therapists. An attempt to ease my pancreatic/biliary pain with a unit was made by my physiatrist several years ago. To say that it didn't work would be an understatement. I screamed. But he applied it to my abdomen. I'd like to have a try at the back where the pain radiates. -E I've been Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 Hi I agree its best to get shown as there is a nack of using it cheers debs > 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@x... 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: > Pancreatitis@Y... > > > > To subscribe to this e-mail group, simply send an e-mail to: > Pancreatitis-subscribe@Y... > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 thanks...can you also give me the full name of it...maybe i'll try a serch on it --- " Mark E. Armstrong " wrote: > Mine has 4 pads and is the size of a pager.....the > pads are about 2 inches > by two inches.....I am unsure of the cost because I > got mine thru the VA > > Mark E. Armstrong > www.top5plus5.com > Oregon State Chapter Rep > Pancreatitis Association, International > 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...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 I will find a link for you and send it to you......stay tuned Mark E. Armstrong www.top5plus5.com Oregon State Chapter Rep Pancreatitis Association, International 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...
Guest guest Posted December 30, 2001 Report Share Posted December 30, 2001 Here are some links to some TENS sites http://www.bodyclock.net/ http://www.mothersbliss.co.uk/nine/labour/tens.asp http://www.tens-store.com/ems/ http://www.paintem.com/ http://www.tens.net/ http://www.vitalityweb.com/backstore/TENSpain.htm Mark E. Armstrong www.top5plus5.com Oregon State Chapter Rep Pancreatitis Association, International 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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