TENS Machine ?
 

Has anyone ever used one of these?
Does it wrok?

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yes i have during labour and no it didn't it was rubbish

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Yes they do. My wife as a serious back problem and she has used one and she said it worked.

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I think they are do work in most cases but mine was exceptional a breach birth so it didn't even touch the pain

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Was thinking of alternatives to pills .
I'm starting to rattle when shook :s

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you can hire them quite cheaply from the supermarkets so you could try before you buy

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My wife used one when in Labour and it was good for the early stages. So much so that when it broke I was under EXTREME pressure to solder on a new plug pronto! However for child #2 she used nothing at all apart from will power and a supportive husband but still recommends the tens machine to people who ask.

You also get different machines for different purposes. Generic ones have a different power delivery pattern to child birth ones as allegedly childbirth can be a little painful but it comes in waves where as a genuine manly injury is likely to be proper painful but all the time.

I think Lloyds pharmacy often have them on special offer.

PS Tara, you really need to get rid of that profile pic... you and Falc look a bit "needy and organic" in that one and you are both far cooler than that!

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Well I was thinking of giving it a go for my knees and elbows.

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Mum used one arthritis, doesn't anymore so I think it provided distraction rather than long term relief but it wasn't expensive IIRC

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Just be aware that if you don't get the settings right it can cause your muscles to twitch so you look a bit like Mr Bean dancing. (Which is funny for the rest of us to watch.)

I have one, if you'd like to borrow it for a couple of weeks to see if it helps then all you'd need to do would be to buy a new set of pads from Boots. Just make sure you get the right ones.

http://boots.scene7.com/is/image/Boo...0&op_sharpen=1