Tens machine

bertyboy
bertyboy Member Posts: 1,860
edited 3. Feb 2012, 16:16 in Living with Arthritis archive
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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  • dreamdaisy
    dreamdaisy Member Posts: 31,520
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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. DD
    Have you got the despatches? No, I always walk like this. Eddie Braben
  • frogmorton
    frogmorton Member Posts: 30,087
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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 :lol: )

    Pain specialist is a great idea too.

    Fingers crossed for you

    love

    Toni xxx
  • Colin1
    Colin1 Member Posts: 1,769
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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
    Colin
    WHEN GOD GIVES YOU LEMONS MAKE LEMONADE
  • Airwave!
    Airwave! Member Posts: 2,471
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    When arther was less intrusive the TENS machine worked well, the hospital ones may be more powerful than the one I had?
  • ritwren
    ritwren Member Posts: 928
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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. :)
  • julie47
    julie47 Member Posts: 6,041
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    Just to say I hope it helps bertyboy,

    You may as well try.

    Please let us know how you found it.

    Love Juliepf x
  • smol
    smol Member Posts: 43
    edited 30. Nov -1, 00:00
    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 Hale

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