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About six years ago, I fell down a stairwell onto a concrete floor and damaged my spine. I have had endless treatment, although I believe that over the years, back pain is one thing that never really goes away. I also believe that having suffered a serious injury to the back, the problems of age will exaggerate back problems, and over the past six years, this really has been proven to be true in my case.
I have had many sessions of physiotherapy, chiropractice, acupuncture, and even resorted to different dietry aids, and the problem is still there, although when I was first told about the Tens Machine, I took a look at a friend of mine's machine and I did not like the fact that the electrodes that were attached to the machine were all sticky and had to be replaced too frequently.
The
Omron Tens Machine is a little different, since they have recognised the fact that the traditional machine did not please everyone, and one of the problems they tacked was to make the pads re-useable.
WHAT IS A TENS MACHINE
A Tens machine is a machine that stimulates nerve fibres through the skin. The machine is easy to use and two electrodes are placed, in my case at the bottom of the spine, and kind of massage the pain away.
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE
The tens machine is like a remote control unit with wires attached to it, that have electrodes at the end of them (two wires).
SETTINGS
There are variable settings for different effects, and the best way to use the machine is to set it to a pressure that you find works for you, although there are guidelines in the handbook that comes with the machine. I found the guidelines a little rough, and also that if I felt very little, then the product did not really do its job, although turned up enough to feel the pulse of the machine, it worked very well indeed.
It's a super tool for body tiredness, and stimulates blood flow and leaves you feeling pampered and pain free which is the purpose behind the whole concept of this machine.
ADVANTAGES
The advantages of using this machine were that I found I had less need for medicinal help. I do not like taking too much medicine, and as opposed to medicines with known side effects, the tens machine has the advantage, in that it treats the area in question efficiently without any digestive problems such as are common with muscle relaxant medicines.
This is an easy machine for anyone to use, even those with limited mobility. You open up the pouch, take the electrodes out and attach them each side of the painful area, and adjust the settings for the electrodes, and I like the fact that these can be varied, as in the old days of the tens machine, you could only have the same setting for each pad. Now you can adjust the settings to suit yourself.
Not only is the Tens machine good for pain, it is also very good to tenseness which many people suffer from in this day and age. Another thing that I particularly liked about this model is that you can see on an LCD screen clearly the settings that you are using and adjust them with ease.
VALUE FOR MONEY ?
Without a doubt this machine more than pays for itself when you consider the medicines that you would otherwise have to buy. Battery consumption is minimal and replacing the pads a small expense considering the luxury that you are treating yourself to.
There are five main programs for Back, shoulders, arms/legs, joints and soles of the feet although I have never personally tried it on my feet as I believe it would tickle too much !!!
For a price of £57.00, this really is a super little gadget, and what I like the most is that it is so portable that you can use it wherever you are. Frequently if I know I am going to be driving for a while, I take the machine with me because I know that the driving position actually makes my muscles in my back hurt.
Worth looking into as well for disabled people, the National Health Service give an allowance against buying a tens machine if they feel that you quality. I did, I am so happy I was able to get the help that I needed.
A pack of new pads for the machine cost as little as £10 although I found that the use of the machine is not every day. It is only when pain is unbearable and I found that the pads lasted me a year based on this useage.
SO WHAT DOES IT FEEL LIKE.
I would describe the sensation like pins and needles, but in a pleasant way. You can feel a pulse and make it stronger or lesser according to your requirements, and I like the strong pulse as it has proven on me to be the most effective, although this is not the case with everyone. You have to use the machine a couple of times to get to know what strength is best for you.
I really like the tingle that the machine gives, and the kind of massage effect of each treatment.
TREATMENT TIMES
Treatment times vary according to need, although there are preset programs and I use the 20 minute one and find this easily adequate.
TO WHOM WOULD I RECOMMEND IT ?
This is not a gizmo, not a fun thing for massage. It is a serious machine that deals with body fatigue and pain. I bought my mother in law one as well, and she uses it more frequently than me, and finds it equally as effective.
I would recommend it to any sufferer of chronic pain because it is a good tool to combat that feeling of hopelessness that couples hand in hand with constant aches.
To me, this product gets the thumbs up.
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This sounds like something I could do with. I have on going neck problems and now have a trapped nerve which has flared up again (had it first about 3 months ago). I've got the doctors tomorrow so I'll ask her if she thinks I should get one.
Coloneljohn 24.02.2006 23:38
Finally found your review. Good one giving all the right information. John
Muddy250 30.05.2004 17:10
this might work on my shoulder, nothing else does!
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