May be good but not for me (Lloyds Tens Machine Digital Pain Reliever)

Member Name: loopyloulon

Product:	Lloyds Tens Machine Digital Pain Reliever
Date:	16/05/09 (139 review reads)
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Advantages: Available locally, not too expensive

Disadvantages: Didnt work for me

I know this has great reviews on here but i though i'd add my experience as well. Firstly i'll tell you a little why i bought it.

My back issues:
I have sciatica in my left leg due to a herniated disc in the bottom of my back. I get shooting almost elelctric shock like pains pretty much constantly and a horrible pain in my calf.

Where did i hear about tens?
A few of my freinds have tried this for other back problems to great effects. A little like the other people who reviewed this. They said that in some cases pain went away totally. After being in agony for 6 months i decided to invest in one so popped off to my local lloyds to get one. I paid £10 and got the main unit with 2 pads that you stick onto your back.

What lloyds say about the machine:
They say it delivers small, electrical pulses to the body via the electrodes that you have stuck on your skin. This is supposed to block pain signals coming from the affected area and help your body release natural endorphins which are the pain relieving chemical. They say it can help pain caused by arthritis, sports injuries, sciatica, whiplash, shingles and menstrul pain.

What i say:
The machine has 8 setiings for different intensities. When i first turned it on the setting was on low and i felt a light vibration. Once you turn it up you can feel contractions under your skin from the electric pulse. To me it almost felt like being stabbed with tiny needles. Now this took my mind off my sciatica a little because i was feeling the pain from the machine. It didn't however help me with what i had bought it for. I do not blame the machine. I know that sciatica is a difficult thing to treat and i would try the machine again if i had say pulled a muscle in my back.

Summary: I wouldnt write this off it just didnt work for me.