worth Tens of tablets and medicine (TENS Pain Relief Unit)

Member Name: fairdonion

Product:	TENS Pain Relief Unit
Date:	02/10/05 (1589 review reads)
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Advantages: controls the pain

Disadvantages: clicking it on to a summer dress

Until a couple of weeks ago I did not know what Tens was. Now I am a different person thanks to Tens.

Nearly two years ago I had a major operation on my lungs - no not through smoking. The operation was a success but like with a lot of operations I was left with a pain similar between broken ribs and back ache.

Anyway after a year of this I finally got an appointment to see a specialist and to get something done.

After a few tests I learnt that they could not cure but they could control.

Here the Tens machine came into it all. Tens is short for transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator.

The first question you have to ask is what is pain? well it is the bodys warning system and is intended to prevent additional injury. Pain is actually important because without it, vital parts of your body might be damaged or injured without your knowledge. However long lasting pain is called chronic pain and once diagnosed serves no apparent purpose. Tens is developed to help relieve some types of chronic and acute pain.

Tens means the transmission of small electrical pulses can be sent through the skin to the underly nerves. he high frequency blocks the pain signal travelling to the brain. and low frequency causes the body to release its own pain easers.

The machine itself is the size of a mobile phone which clips on like one as well to your trousers or pockets.This has a battery. You have two self adhesive electrodes which you put either side of where most of the pain is. These pads must be kept in the fridge when not on you and you change them about every three months. The machine and the electrodes are then joined to each other by two output cordss. You then switch on the machine and turn the control knob very slowly until you feel shocks going into your body. You can have this as high or as low as you like, adjusting it to the pain level.

No one knows you have the machine on. Be careful though that you turn it off before touching the pads or the whole street will hear your yell.

Basically you know if you hit your elbow and hurt it, you rub it and the pain goes. That is basically what the Tens machine does.

It really works wonders and has changed my life. I can now do the shopping nearly skipping around the shop.

If anyone out there has this sort of pain it is well worth asking your doctor if he thinks the Tens machine would help.

(put first in wrong place sorry)

Summary: although pain hasnt gone completely it does control it so life is better