Hi folks!

Vicki, the device you speak of is called a TENZ Unit. I have one. It 
runs on a nine-volt vattery. Depending how you set the volume 
controls, That's what I call them, is the way the stimulation goes to 
your back or other parts that you have pain.


Love,

Reeva Parry.

Legend has it that on Friday 8/2/2013 11:34 AM, Jackie Shepherd said:

>Phil, my husband Bill has a device, not sure what it's called, which 
>has pads you place on places such as your shoulder or back and you 
>can control pain with electrical impulses.  He has a torn rotator 
>cup and arthritis so bad that it has been hard for him to lift his 
>arms to put his shirt on.  This device relaxes the muscles and 
>reduces the pain.  Perhaps, if you have insurance,, it might pay for 
>such a device for you.  Also, maybe someone knows what that device 
>would be called.  I should know, having been a medical transcriber, 
>though that was back in the 70s and I doubt they had anything like that.
>
>At any rate, I'll be praying for you.  I know that the Lord will not 
>let you suffer more pain than you can stand.  He will always be there for you!
>
>Jackie
>
>
>
>
>At 06:13 PM 2013-08-01, you wrote:



>>First, happy 137th birthday Colorado.
>>
>>My appointment with the back doctor wasn't all that encouraging 
>>today.  Basically, the x-rays they took today, plus the physical 
>>tests they did, revealed my lower back is telescoping, that is, the 
>>vertebras are all pressing downward.  As they  do, they are 
>>pressuring the disks which in turn are spreading out, slipping to 
>>the sides, and coming in contact with nerves which creates the pain 
>>in all the various locations.  The pain changes from the lower 
>>back, into my hips, back of my legs, and all the way down to my 
>>ankles.  Each back episode, creates pain in multiple places but not 
>>the same places each and every time.  Also, the pain level my be 
>>from mild to severe.  They do not recommend surgery because it 
>>would take a number of fusions of the vertebras to repair the 
>>damage that is ongoing.  They are recommending physical therapy in 
>>order to learn ways of exercising to the point the vertebras pull 
>>back from each other further and thus creating less pressure on the 
>>disks.  In short, learn to live with it.  I was hoping it would be 
>>a single set of vertebra that could be fused but that isn't the 
>>case.  The pain episodes will continue but hopefully, with the PT, 
>>not as often and the exercises can be continued at home and should 
>>help keep things in better shape; maybe.  At some point, if the PT 
>>is helping, I can go back and get shots in different places of my 
>>lower back to help with pain management, if it gets unbearable, 
>>that is, but only time will tell.  Learning to live with pain is 
>>going to be the name of the game.  At least now I know.  Certainly 
>>not as encouraging as I would have hoped but knowing is better than 
>>not knowing.
>>
>>Phil.
>>
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