New TENS unit and no instruction
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Chris @ Seattle
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New TENS unit and no instruction
I just rcvd my take-home TENS unit and have no idea how to use it correctly. Anybody have pointers and maybe some history on good or bad experiences?
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marieke
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: LOBPI
no external rotation against gravity, can only go to 90 degree fwd flexion, no hand-to-mouth
1 surgery at age 14 (latissimus dorsi transfer). In 2004, at age 28 I was struck with Transverse Myelitis which paralyzed me from the chest down. I recovered movement to my right leg, but need a KAFO to walk on my left leg. I became an RN in 2008. - Location: Montreal, Qc, Canada
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Re: New TENS unit and no instruction
look up your modelonline, often there are manufacture's instructions.
did it not come with a little manual?
is it just a TENS unit, or does it also have NMES?
Marieke
did it not come with a little manual?
is it just a TENS unit, or does it also have NMES?
Marieke
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jennyb
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- Injury Description, Date, extent, surgical intervention etc: January 1980 Yamaha RD200 vs 16 wheeler truck, result, 1 totally paralysed right arm. I was 21, now 54. I had no surgery, I don't regret this. Decided to totally ignore limitations (easily done aged 21) adapted very quickly to one handed life, got married, had 3 kids, worked- the effect of the injury on my life (once the pain stopped being constant) was minimal and now, aged 54, I very rarely even think of it, unless I bash it or it gets cold, then I wish I'd had it amputated :) Except for a steering knob on my car, I have no adaptations to help with life, mainly because I honestly don't think of myself as disabled and the only thing I can't do is peel potatoes, which is definitely a good thing.
Re: New TENS unit and no instruction
I have read that the stimulation would not be effective unless a therapist showed you the exact positioning on the muscles. Would whoever prescribed the unit for you be able to help?
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Chris @ Seattle
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Re: New TENS unit and no instruction
Thanks guys! It has a manual, but not a good one. I will probably need to ask my therapist. I just hate going to therapy so much. Trying to move on with life the best I can. Pain seems to be getting worse though. boo-hoo