Yes in water -the ReBuilder is perfectly safe. I have ordered my water bath unit directly from Rebuilder Medical Co. Conductive socks are very expensive and my source says the water works better.

I had read that the ReBuilder was, but I had no idea the TENS unit was. That surprises me.

you dont put the unit in the water you put one electrical wire lead into one side of the bath and the other electrical lead into the other side of the bath. the unit itself stays out of the water. ive been doing it for years with an interferential therapy unit which is similiar to a tens.

Right. I understood that, sorry. I just have never heard of putting the electrodes in water, either, though. I will have to ask my mom when she wakes up if she bookmarked what she was reading last night. I told her about this idea, but she researched it and said that the TENS unit shouldn't be used for PN (or at least for me) because something about it closes the blood vessels. I don't know about anyone else, but I have issues with my blood vesses. I don't know if it is related to PN or not--but when I put my legs over the side of the bed, within 60 seconds they turn dark dark purple, almost black... from the blood pooling down in my legs and feet. The blood vessels aren't pumping the blood back up into my legs like they are supposed to. I saw a vascular doctor about it for awhile but then he told me it was just a part of the neuropathy and to talk to my neurologist about it. I did, and he said it was normal in severe cases of PN. Well, it causes such horrible pressure and pain in my legs and feet and that is why I am bedridden--I have to keep my legs elevated in bed to keep the blood flowing. So according to what my mom read last night, the TENS unit would not be good for me to use right now. I don't know how valid that website was, though, because I don't know where she found that information. Like I said, I will have to ask her when she wakes up. Has anyone ever had similar symptoms?

everything i have read about tens and interferential therapy as well as the rebuilder is that it improves circulation of the blood. It is suppossed to relieve pain, reduce swelling, speed the healing of wounds and fractures, and restore function associated with muscle weakness.

For pain it is suppossed to block the pain signals to the brain, and for reduced swelling and healing of wounds and fractures it is suppossed to be mainly due to increased blood circulation. How did you get a tens machine? Was it prescribed by a doctor for your PN? or for something else? Ask the doctor who prescribed it if its ok to use on your PN if it wasnt prescribed for that.

Nope, it was prescribed by my doctor and the physical therapist for my back (I have degenerative disc disease and spondylolisthesis and disc dessication and arthritis). I did ask my doctor before I tried it on my feet though, and he said it was.