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Anyone try a tens unit? (self.chronicpain)

submitted 1 year ago by SpezCanLigmaBalls to c/chronicpain

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I've always read mixed things about them and for some reason I always thought they were thousands of dollars. Finally decided to look them up and to my surprise they're not lol. Don't ask how I got that in my head.

I went ahead and ordered one to see if it helps. A lot of my pain is muscular and I will have muscles that will seize up for basically days. Even if this can relieve some of it, I'll be happy.

Any have experiences with them?

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[–] Johnmannesca 1 points 1 year ago

Well, some organs/glands are able to be soothed by tens. I personally have used one for my pancreas and it seems to work well when there's pain signals I can sort of map out to areas on my skin. Didn't work great, and since it's been over a year I've tried other things that work better, like fasting. Occasionally if my arm or other appendage has muscle spasms or soreness then I can use it and it helps.