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Re: Endo and TENSFrom: Lorianne (anonymous@obgyn.net)Tue Aug 25 20:34:03 1998
I'm wondering what kind of TENS unit many of you are using. Mine doesn't sound like any I've heard described here. And it seems like many of you wear it somehow. Mine isn't like that at all. My TENS unit has a wrist strap and fits in my hand, I grip it like a big, very thick pencil and it weights maybe 8 or 9 ounces. Small, portable (battery operated), and very effective at joint/vertebrae discomfort and migraines. It has a trigger point/ accupressure point sensor that indicates where the best meridian spots are before starting the TENS therapy. And, of course it is adjustable. What does everybody else's look like and does it have an indicator that helps you determine the best location for application? Sometimes the best location for application turns out to be not exactly where I feel the pain, but somewhere else in the proximity. And I don't wear the unit at all. I use it for maybe 10 minutes or so applying the tip to sore spots and indicated spots; then after some time, I feel some relief. The wait time depends upon where on my body the discomfort is located and how long is has been there, etc. The effects last for varying amounts of time too. If I don't feel relief after a certain amount of time, I try it again and if I didn't use the indicator function the first time, I definitely use it that follow-up time. I wonder if the units that are different than mine are less effective? Or, perhaps in some cases there may be user error. It took me a little while to use mine effectively. I have kidney problems, especially with my right kidney and am precluded from many kinds of pain meds for any duration. And, when I do take certain NSAIDs, boy does that kidney ache a fit. So, I've been very thankful for my little SoliTENS unit. It is from Japan. The Japanese come up with the neatest electronic gizmos! Sunshine, Lorianne -----Original Message----- From: anonymous@obgyn.net [mailto:anonymous@obgyn.net On Behalf Of medterms@watchic.net Sent: Thursday, August 20, 1998 6:15 PM To: Multiple recipients of list Subject: Re: Endo and TENS All I can say is that I had slight pain relief for the first couple of days. Things got much worse and I hated the tingling feeling and I had to decrease the intensity too! I shouldn't have had to decrease it. It made my muscles tighten so I had to cut down. My pain doctor said not to do it anymore since during the trial I basically had no relief. Jenn medterms@watchic.net
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