I got to start physical therapy today, and it was just a slice of wonderful. I got a massage, some stretching exercises, an ice blanket for my leg, and the tens machine. Ohhhhh, the tens machine
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I gotta ask, in all seriousness: Is the actual application of the TENS machine an enjoyable experience? I mean, I keep hearing about how it's supposed to be "therapeutic", but I keep thinking "*ELECTRIC* *SHOCKS*! NO FREAKIN' WAY!"
So, TENS -- Therapeutic? Worth the pain? Yes? No? Bueller? Bueller???
I have never experienced discomfort when a TENS machine has been applied to me therapeutically.
It has a few applications. One is that it can act as a deep tissue massage by making the muscle it's attached to rhythmically contract. It can also override pain signals, or at least overwhelm the nerve endings sending those signals.
I asked my therapist if the TENS machines they are selling at the drug store over the counter were any good, and she said to not waste my money. The problem with the technology is that idiots will be idiots, and attach the electrodes to inappropriate places, or turn the machine up too high, or apply it in ways that would cause more harm than good.
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So, TENS -- Therapeutic? Worth the pain? Yes? No? Bueller? Bueller???
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It has a few applications. One is that it can act as a deep tissue massage by making the muscle it's attached to rhythmically contract. It can also override pain signals, or at least overwhelm the nerve endings sending those signals.
I asked my therapist if the TENS machines they are selling at the drug store over the counter were any good, and she said to not waste my money. The problem with the technology is that idiots will be idiots, and attach the electrodes to inappropriate places, or turn the machine up too high, or apply it in ways that would cause more harm than good.
I was very disappointed to hear that.
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