Heat or Nerve Stimulation: Which Helps Fibromyalgia Painby
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that can result from them. Alternatives being researched include transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and non-noxious, superficial warmth.
TENS is the application of electrical current through the skin...
Sacral Nerves Electric Stimulation a Surgeon’s Viewby
Allanda ..
modulation for us mortals it is the stimulation of the nerves surrounding the bladder via electric pulses.
The Surgeon..., with nothing in between.
In the past ten years, Botox has been used to paralyse the bladder muscle, but there’s a 30...
Treating depression by stimulating the pleasure centerby
Kathy J.
of patients with depression may not achieve a satisfactory antidepressant response. Deep brain stimulation (DBS), a form of targeted electrical stimulation in the brain via implanted electrodes...
How does a TENS Unit work for Pain Relief?by
Nav J.
Pain comes from electroechemical impulses relaying the pain message. A TENS unit interrupts this pathway. T.E.N.S stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation. It is often used to treat low...
On the Wire: TENS Unit Controversyby
Dr. Brett K.
that TENS is no longer recommended for chronic low back pain. The article quotes Richard M. Dubinsky, MD... on the strength of the studies, we can say that TENS does not work for low back pain.” TENS stands...
Tense about TENSby
The Body Chronic ..
I am testing out a TENS unit "at home" (I'm at work really) today. TENS=Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator .
Basically, what it looks like is a generic white box the size of an older...
How A TENS Unit Helps Reduce Neck Painby
Nav J.
Pain comes from electroechemical impulses relaying the pain message. A TENS unit interrupts this pathway. T.E.N.S stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation. It is often used to treat low...
Treatment
... correct way to hold and to move your body and release muscular tension. Before seeing a teacher of the Alexander Technique, you ... » Read on
Ineed to replace a tens unit due to loss of it from a flood where I live, how can I get another one?
Due to being evacuated and loosing most everything we had , I also lost my tens unit in the flood. I really need it and have had two back surgeries the injury was on the job and the state provided me with it. I really would love to get another one but am wondering what the cost of one is. I have only the box...crap
Seeking Recommendation for a TENS Unit
I have been given a prescription for a TENS unit for home use, which I believe will really help because it helped during physical therapy. There are so many different ones available in a wide price range. What do I look for? Can you recommend a particular make or model?
Mary Oremcrap
cervical pain tens unit
i have been using an EMPI tens unit for chronic cervical pain for the past year and it gives me great refief!...i wear it almost all the time that i am home ......i hightly recommend it....i don't know how that study was conducted (and it was lower back) but i disagree with the findings
beaniecrap
What to look for when shopping for a tens unit
Just wanted to share with you my experiense with the tens unit.
I bought an Experian Health Tens Unit online at Amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/Experian-Stimulator-Carrying-Electrodes-Arthritis/dp/B002FIXW3M/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=hpc&qid=1252078884&sr=8-5 .
I have tried a number of tens units...crap
TENS Unit
A friend had a TENS unit for nerve therapy on his knee...I was having such terrible pain in my lower back and my syatic nerve all the way to my toes, and I used the unit on my rearend, thigh, and lower back, and I did not have pain for nearly a month!! I think we should all have a TENS unitcrap
I wanna go home and "play" with my new "toy"
My neck's doing its' own thing (what else is new, right?)
I now have in my possession a really nice TENS unit, and can't wait to go home and let 'er rip on my neck.
You know what would be really nice? A hot bowl of chicken soup, my TENS unit, my kitties, and my DH, all cuddling on the couch. Okay...crap