Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (RSD and CRPS) Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type I) and Causalgia (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes Type II)(RSD and CRPS)

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Old 02-07-2012, 08:19 AM #11
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Just a thought about the TENS unit. When the physical therapist first gave it to me I tried it on every setting sand it only increased my pain-big time! One time it reduced me to tears, sweats, rapid breathing, etc. I then called the company and spoke with a company physical therapist who mailed me a protocol for CRPS of the upper limb, (which ended up being useless) and also walked me through reprograming one of the settings. Before I hung up the phone I was getting relief.

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how did it get reprogrammed? lower, higer, different type of current?would love to know, today is pure he77 on me, this affecting my left arm and right shoulder as well as right arm, and i cant even lay down to relax it's so bad.
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how did it get reprogrammed? lower, higer, different type of current?would love to know, today is pure he77 on me, this affecting my left arm and right shoulder as well as right arm, and i cant even lay down to relax it's so bad.
I suggest you call the manufacturer and ask to speak to a staff PT. Ask if their particular unit has a CRPS protocol. Also ask how the unit might be reprogrammed to be beneficial.

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