Everything You Need To Know About TENS Units
Are you thinking of utilizing TENS units for pain relief? TENS therapy is a healthy alternative to pills when seeking out pain relief. TENS is commonly used by physical therapists, chiropractors, and doctors and is considered a safe way to ease chronic pain even back pain.
TENS is an acronym for Transcutaneous Electric Neural Stimulation. While that sounds very invasive and complicated, TENS therapy is actually quite simple. A TENS therapy units will shoot a low voltage electric signal (shock) to the area causing pain via electrodes. The electrodes comfortably attach to where you are aching or experiencing pain. The painless shock confuses the brain by interrupting a similar signal the nerves are sending to it thus, relieving pain.
TENS therapy units are popular for a lot of reasons. One big reason people use TENS is to get away from the cost and side-effects of pain reliever pills. Pills can do harm to vital 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 therapy units while at work, on the morning commute to work, relaxing at home, and pretty much anywhere.
TENS has been known to help relieve the following:
- Chronic Pain
- Gout
- Neck Pain
- Strained Muscles
- Tendinitis
- Arthritis
As a practitioner of TENS therapy, I have to warn you about looking for TENS units for sale. There are plenty of places you can purchase them on the internet but be wary. There are only a few 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.
Good luck relieving pain with a TENS machine. Always use under the direction of a physician and follow the proper settings / safety instruction. Welcome to the future of pain relief, naturally.
