Tens machine
bertyboy
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My physio department has loaned me a tens machine have any of you used one or do use one do they help in any way , my physio is also doing a letter for the consultant to suggest i see the pain managment specialist at the hospital , as my knee will do all its asked it is just so painfull even doing nothing which is not what i expected after the realighnment and resuface last October ,
I know i am a lady ,all life is a journey xx MAY xx
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I hope you find it effective, Bertyboy - some find them wonderful, others find them of limited value and others find 'em useless - it's a bit like the meds! Good luck and do let us know how you get on. DDHave you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben0
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Hi May
l had one for a good while till l killed it!!!
I used it on my back and it was pretty good....over time though l did find l got tolerant to it and had to have it switched up higher and higher (probably how l killed it )
Pain specialist is a great idea too.
Fingers crossed for you
love
Toni xxx0 -
Hey Bertyboy i had one of those on loane from the hospita, my daughter rushed out to buy me one. I used then for months but decided to get shut as they where of no use whatsoever. Perhaps people are different and it works on some. I'm told for some it works when in use and when you stop using it it stops.
Cheers
ColinWHEN GOD GIVES YOU LEMONS MAKE LEMONADE0 -
When arther was less intrusive the TENS machine worked well, the hospital ones may be more powerful than the one I had?0
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Sorry to hear things are not as good as you'd hoped after your op.
I had a loan of my physio's tens machine a few years ago and them bought one the same as I thought it was a good help for my back. Since I've now also got fibromyalgia I can't use it as much as it's too uncomfortable. I would recommend you give it a go 'tho as I used mine for years. I've also had acupuncture which helped a lot.
Hope the pain team are able to help, I've heard good reports about various ones.
Rita.0 -
Just to say I hope it helps bertyboy,
You may as well try.
Please let us know how you found it.
Love Juliepf x0 -
Hi All
I have a tens machine. but find it makes the muscles I attach it to go into spasm, then I'm in a worse state than before. does anyone know how to place it so my whole shoulder doesn't lift up, or pull my head down to the side?Sarah
"I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do the something that I can do."- Edward Everett Hale0
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