I have chronic pain from two spinal surgeries with hardware, along with Fybro. I have Sleep Apnea and a Siezure disorder. Just to name a couple of my issues. My pain is un-bearable in my joints, neck and back with out narcotics but I have had some great relief with two electrical devices, the muscle stimulator and a tens unit. Both of these seem to block the pain from regestering with my brain somehow. Sometimes I have to use them all day and some days not at all.
One great thing for me is sleeping with the muscle stimulator working, I think it is helping mostly with my fybro symptoms. It has a 40 minute timer and shuts of so there doesn't seem to be a problem with things going wrong if I fall asleap while it is working and I do quite often. I also often have a restless leg RLS type issue and squirm and figit till the wifey punches me or asks, tells, me to take a pill. The stimulator works better than narcotics for relief of this for me and if I'm able to hook it up before I start figiting it saves me from the wifeys punches! Both have helped reduce my narcotic intake and I have been able recently to quit Oxy completely.
You can adjust the amount of stimulation, (SHOCK!) you give your self and there are several settings for pulse etc. They work with stick on pads that apply the stimulation to your muscles not really to your skin. I recommend these but please research them, lots of info if Googled, and see your physician for getting a script for these, don't buy one of eBay and start treating yourself, please get pro advice and recomendation. I'm a long time user..5 years with the stimulator and 6 months with the Tens unit. If you need more info friends PM me or ask here in this thread and I'll try and point you in the right direction..have a pain free weekend...DD
One great thing for me is sleeping with the muscle stimulator working, I think it is helping mostly with my fybro symptoms. It has a 40 minute timer and shuts of so there doesn't seem to be a problem with things going wrong if I fall asleap while it is working and I do quite often. I also often have a restless leg RLS type issue and squirm and figit till the wifey punches me or asks, tells, me to take a pill. The stimulator works better than narcotics for relief of this for me and if I'm able to hook it up before I start figiting it saves me from the wifeys punches! Both have helped reduce my narcotic intake and I have been able recently to quit Oxy completely.
You can adjust the amount of stimulation, (SHOCK!) you give your self and there are several settings for pulse etc. They work with stick on pads that apply the stimulation to your muscles not really to your skin. I recommend these but please research them, lots of info if Googled, and see your physician for getting a script for these, don't buy one of eBay and start treating yourself, please get pro advice and recomendation. I'm a long time user..5 years with the stimulator and 6 months with the Tens unit. If you need more info friends PM me or ask here in this thread and I'll try and point you in the right direction..have a pain free weekend...DD