I got my Tens Unit yesterday.
 

And just in time, the day before I had hurt my back lifting and carrying my 5 year old. Well I had been taking OTC pain meds and they didn't help at all, put the Tens Unit on for 20min and the pain was better, toke a hot bath and put the unit back on for 20min last night and this morning the pain is gone.

I don't understand all the settings yet, just playing around with them it see what feels good and what hurts, LOL.

This is the one I got (hope it's a good one). ReliaMed 700
http://image.bizrate.com/resize?sq=1...675&mid=162800

Please keep us informed Julie! Can't wait to hear how it works out for you long term!!

Off to the books.....

Julie, I used one after my last three back surgeries for pain and it saved my life. Right now I hurt everywhere though and only a human glove pad attached to a giant tens unit would help me now...why don't we invent one...or is there one already???

:Excited: Hope this icon is ok for Yaaaay type feelings, :).

I have one, so does dh, and for somethings they are a blessing. I surely hope yours continues to help you.

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hey, Julie, that's COOL!

I had to go look it up, 'cause I didn't even know what a Tens was:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transcu...rve_Stimulator

I have one and love it. However, for me, it does NOT work on nerve pain. Learned that one quickly. LOL. I've had mine for about 5 years now and use it when the spasms in my back get bad. I, fortunately, have not had to use it in quite a while; more likely because the meds.

I hope it works as well for you as it has for me. Good luck!

Thank you. I didn't think it would work for the nerve pain but I was hoping it would help with any other pain and keep me from having to use RX pain meds.

I'm glad that you, just like my DH and thousands of others, have found that it actually does work for nerve pain. I'm not sure how but I guess it interrupts the pain signal or something. All I can say is "thank you to the person who invented them".

The TENS does not cure the pain, nor does it give long term pain relief, but it's a better way of getting short term analgesia that swallowing OTC, and/or Narcotic pain relievers by the dozen.

I'm so glad it's giving you some relief Julie.

Looks like it is both a TENS & a Muscle stim

[The ReliaMed 700 combines the benefits of both an Muscle Stimulator and a TENS unit in a single unit.

The TENS features are useful for daily pain control and management and the Muscle Stimulator feature is helpful with therapeutic relief of muscle spasms and re-education of the]

Here's a little more info on the types of electric stims -
http://www.vitalityweb.com/backstore...Stimulator.htm

I am glad to see this post i am getting my tens tommorrow for my rsd.

Jolene