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Warpy

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5. I do for severe back pain after a broken neck complicated by RA

Reply to CTyankee (Original post)

Wed Sep 21, 2016, 06:46 PM

Sep 2016

(yeah, the neck bone's connected to the back bone and when one goes snap, everything screws up) and sometimes slapping that TENS on is the only way I can get anything done, even with Ultram on board.

What it does is scramble the transmission of pain impulses along the nerve fibers so that a lot less gets through to the brain. Often people can leave it on for an hour and then get hours of relative relief.

It's certainly worth a try.

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Anybody else using TENS relief patches for relief of chronic pain? [View all] CTyankee Sep 2016 OP

I have a permanent implant that does the same thing and it helps some. Dustlawyer Sep 2016 #1

I've used TENS for years. A-Schwarzenegger Sep 2016 #2

I have a friend that uses one. He says it works for him. tonyt53 Sep 2016 #3

I just bought the Aleve (OTC) "tens" appliance. femmocrat Sep 2016 #4

I do for severe back pain after a broken neck complicated by RA Warpy Sep 2016 #5

I take gabapentin tymorial Sep 2016 #6

I have some and it didn't work before. I'll try it again... CTyankee Sep 2016 #10

They use a TENS unit in physical therapy Control-Z Sep 2016 #7

Mr Nay used one for back pain up until he got an operation. He says it works. Nay Sep 2016 #8

I use a TENS unit at home and it helps. GeorgeGist Sep 2016 #9

I've used two different TENS units, and both made my pain worse EvolveOrConvolve Sep 2016 #11

If I ever develop severe nerve pain, I'm going to try kratom. Crunchy Frog Sep 2016 #12