TENS Devices Users in Here

[Flyn]

Any of you guys use TENS devices (electric signal muscle jolting devices)?

I'm wondering if jolting the muscles around in my foot would help my plantar fasciitis? It's supposed to increase blood flow and lessen pain. Seems it should be a benefit?

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[SleeperLS]

I would try it out first if you can. I have used those types of units on my shoulder and it seemed to help some. It isn't a cure, but seems to help.

 

[Flyn]

A unit that was rated just behind the top two $200 ones was priced at $39 on Amazon. I bought it because, it's $39 and might help. My PT therapist used one on my shoulder when I had surgery so they think it works. I don't think they were using it at a high enough setting since my shoulder wasn't jumping around like I see the muscles moving in videos.

I also saw the belly buster belts and shoe attachments which seem more like snake oil to me. Anybody have experience, good or bad, with that kind of stuff?

 

[10thSVT_03]

I have one called Care Tens I think. Have to find it. Works great with heat or ice pack

 

[Flyn]

What order do you use them in? TENS then heat/ice?

 

[10thSVT_03]

Depends on if it was my shoulder or back. Shoulder was always ice and lower back depended on pain severity and if it was from activity or whether it was weather.

 

[Flyn]

I'll have to experiment.

 

[Gav'sPurpleZ]

I use one to zap my shoulders before a workout.
Couldn't hurt to try. I would think the intensity would have to be low or else it would feel like a cramp in your foot.

 

[SleeperLS]

Gav is right. The correct setting for those is turning them up to the point right before your muscle jumps around. If the muscle is spasming then it is too high.

 

[importcrew]

I bought one when it was on sale on Amazon for about $40. Sometimes I get pinched nerves in my back and the TENS unit does help. I start off on a medium setting since the lower settings really don't do much for me. Then I work my way up towards the high end. I think number 14 (out of 15) is my number most of the time. Sometimes it's lower.

 

[Flyn]

First I have a Sleep Number. Now I'll need a TENS number. Life is complicated. :smile:

 

[Flyn]

UPDATE:

Now that I have used the TENS device for a while, my thoughts...

The thing actually works. If I'm getting pain in my foot, 30 mins of pulses lessens/takes the pain away. It does the same thing the commercial one did for my shoulder years ago. For $38. Amazing.

There are a lot of settings. Time, power up and down and type of massage/pulse. I have selected a few I like and skip the rest.

The device charges quickly. The charge lasts forever. The pulses must be using minuscule amounts of battery because I get weeks of use before I need to recharge.

I give this device a big thumbs up. If you guys have pain, for $38, it's worth a try. Ask your doctor, first, of course. If you die, it's not my fault. :smile:

 

[Spivitz]

 

[Spivitz]

Twice a year my back is smoked, slipped disc flare up.

When it hits the early morning walk to piss can be excruciating.


It truly is amazing how 30 min, or an hour with the tens machine cools it off.

Its a game changer ???

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

I hate the stick on electrodes. It's way better to get a harness to be able to slide your pecker into that way, the device doesn't fall off during a cbt session

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

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I use one to overwork my right levator muscle, the one that is preventing me from getting the cruiser down there. Doctor's mindset is that by rapidly working it, it will trigger it to relax. Not sure if it is really working. If not, you and I are going to pick a few days to ride in your next of the mountains, and I'll go get a trigger point injection. That's a $1400 visit that I'll be paying for a year on, but I REALLY want to do that ride!

 

[Flyn]

My TENS is buried in a drawer now. I'll pull it out next time I need it.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

I use one to overwork my right levator muscle, the one that is preventing me from getting the cruiser down there. Doctor's mindset is that by rapidly working it, it will trigger it to relax. Not sure if it is really working. If not, you and I are going to pick a few days to ride in your next of the mountains, and I'll go get a trigger point injection. That's a $1400 visit that I'll be paying for a year on, but I REALLY want to do that ride!

Have you tried dry needling?

 

[boostedguy05]

I bought one when I pinched a nerve in my shoulder and lost all control of my wrist for weeks. Figured if I used it to trigger my forearm muscles that my muscle loss would be minimal and recovery time minimal. Which it was so I think it worked.

 

[SpeedSpeak2me]

Have you tried dry needling?

Sure have, didn't help, did six weeks of treatments. Only thing it did was drain my bank account, and it was done by someone that is highly skilled at it.