TENS Machine
 

Hello all,

well after a epidural steroid injection into T11-12 I am still in tremendous pain. Yesterday visit was 5 cotisone shots into my back, muscle relaxers, pain patches (by the way are worthless) and a presciption of PT and a TENS machine. Has anyone used this, I am at the point I will try anything. Let me know if you have had any luck with the TENS unit.

Thanks,
Michelle

I haven't used a TENS - but chiro uses IF stim and I use an EMS stim at home - I have mild muscle aches and pains
chiro uses low level laser also

some links about them-

Electrotherapy
http://www.vitality-web.com/backstor...Stimulator.htm
http://www.medi-stim.com/overview.htm
http://www.rehabpub.com/features/82004/3.asp
http://www.spine-health.com/topics/c...ctro/el01.html
http://www.skylarkdevice.com/web-site/ele_thera.htm
http://www.bmls.com/electrodes/epc.php
http://rehabilicare.com/protocol.html

Laser/ Infared/ far infrared
http://laser.nu/
http://www.purehealthsystems.com/infrared.html
http://www.purehealthsystems.com/mus...in-relief.html
http://www.toolsforwellness.com/far-infrared.html

Michelle,

I use a TENS Unit on my lumbar area quite a bit. It interrupts the pain signals and helps me to go about my day and keeps the intake of meds down. They definitely don't fix the problem but are used as a form of pain management. I think it is well worth having one. :)

Mine has 4 electrodes (patches) and a little battery operated box with buttons where you can set the frequency/mode and time.