Getting Familiar With TENS Units
Are you thinking of using TENS therapy units to ease chronic pain? TENS pain therapy is an alternative to pain pills when seeking out pain relief. TENS is widely used by physical therapists, chiropractors, and doctors and is a popular way to relieve chronic pain even back pain.
TENS is an acronym for Transcutaneous Electric Neural Stimulation. While that sounds very scientific and complicated, TENS therapy is really quite simple. A TENS units will send a low voltage electric signal (shock) to the affected area via electrodes. The electrodes comfortably attach to where you are aching or hurting. The painless shock will confuse the brain by interrupting a similar signal the muscles are sending to it thereby, relieving pain.
TENS machines are popular for a variety of reasons. One big reason people use TENS is to avoid the cost and side-effects of pain pills. Pills can do damage to important organs like the kidneys and liver over the course of an extended period of use. Another reason TENS are popular is because they are very portable. You can easily use TENS machines while at work, on the commute to work, relaxing at home, and pretty much anywhere.
TENS has been known to help relieve the following:
- Lower Back Pain
- Neck Pain
- Strained Muscles
- Chronic Pain
- Arthritis
- Tendinitis
As a supporter of TENS therapy, I feel obligated to warn you about looking for TENS therapy machines for sale. There are plenty of places you can purchase them on the internet but do your due diligence. There are only a handful of websites I suggest to anyone and they are: LG Med Supply.com, TENS Machines for Sale.com, and TENS-Machine.org. Those are the retailers I know of that have excellent support, reliable and safe units, and reliable return policies.
Best of luck soothing pain with a TENS machine. Always use under the guidance of a physician and follow the appropriate settings / safety instruction. Welcome to the future of pain relief, naturally.
