The Best £10 I Think I Ever Spent (Lloyds Tens Machine Digital Pain Reliever)

Member Name: MrsDave

Product:	Lloyds Tens Machine Digital Pain Reliever
Date:	06/11/08 (268 review reads)
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Advantages: Effective, convenient, low priced and easy to use

Disadvantages: N/A

I absolutely love my Lloyds Tens Machine to pieces so I thought I would share my experience with others in case it helps them to make up their minds that this might be good for them too. I have suffered from a bad back for some years now and I seem to have weakened joints at the base of my spine and this aggravates the nerves causing me repeated and often intense pain. Unfortunately there is nothing that can be done to cure this problem, I will have it for the rest of my life and it is unlikely to get worse or merit medical intervention. I can manage the pain though and my physiotherapist encourages me to use my tens machine as often as I feel the need to because we know why I have pain and the important thing is that the pain needs to be controlled because the cause cannot be dealt with.

To use this tens machine you just place the sticky pads on your back either side of where the pain is. So if you have pain at the base of your spine, you place a pad either side of this about one inch or so from the source of the pain. The sticky pads remain sticky for many, many uses and adhere to your skin in a clingy way rather than a sticky way. You have clear plastic covers to keep the adhesive pads clean in between uses.

To use the machine, I just turn it on using the up button and this takes me to level 1 of 8 levels. I can keep pressing the button to increase the intensity right up to level 8 if I want to. I found that I quickly was able to realise what level I needed the machine at and sometimes I need the full 8 and can barely feel a thing whereas others, level 8 stings me and I can only tolerate level 4 or 5. I think where you put this on your back affects the level of intensity you require too but you will work this out for yourself.

As well as intensity levels there are also different modes to suit different needs from mode A through to mode F. I personally prefer mode E as this is a repeated electronic sensation that pulsates and I find I quickly get into the rhythm of it. Modes are more about personal choice than any being more affective than any other, they are simply different rates, speeds and pulses.

The timer automatically starts counting down from 15 minutes when you switch this on and I usually find that once those 15 minutes are up, the pain in my back has almost gone if not completely gone. It truly is amazing and the pain is cured considerably more so than when I used to simply take pain killers. I have been instructed by my physiotherapist that I can put it on again if the pain is still there after 15 minutes but you should consult your own medical advisor before doing so.

I paid just £9.99 for this last year and £2.50 for a set of replacement pads. This year, there is an updated model of the same principal available from Lloyds and I would recommend that anyone with back problems consider investing in one. My tens machine is still going strong despite repeated use for over a year and is as effective as ever.

Summary: I would give this a bonus star if I could!