TENS therapy

[Garaidh]

Hello all

I've been seeing convincing ads about TENS pens for pain relief, along with a comment that it's not recommended if you've Afib. I can't take ibuprofen (trigger) and struggle to find pain relief (at the moment for shoulders). Has anyone tried TENS and found it caused no problems?

Thanks

Gary

#tens

[Jalia]

I've used Tens for Sciatica....placed on lower back....and it certainly helped without promoting arrhythmias. I'm not sure about using it on shoulders though. I hope someone will post on here with their experience.

[Garaidh in reply to Jalia]

Thanks Jalia. Much appreciated. The thing I'm looking at getting is a TENS pen that seems to generate the current by repeatedly pressing a button. I wondered if this was perhaps a safer option? I'd never heard of TENS until recently when developing severely sore shoulders and upper arms.

[Jalia in reply to Garaidh]

Mine was linked to an APP on my phone.....could control the strength from there. Involved some button pressing!

[Desanthony]

I use a TENS machine frequently for chronic back pain as I am not able to take any NSAID's. Its never been a problem.

[Garaidh in reply to Desanthony]

Hi Desanthony, many thanks. The device I'm looking at getting isn't mains power but a TENS 'pen' that seems to generate the current by repeatedly pressing a button. I wondered if this was perhaps a safer option? I'd never heard of TENS until recently when developing severely sore shoulders and upper arms.

[Desanthony in reply to Garaidh]

I t may well be a safer option.

[Bagrat]

I've used a TENS machine for sciatica but never above the waist

[JOY2THEWORLD49]

Hi

Through physio at the hospital I was given a tens machine.

No problems. Does not affect my persistent AF. I have it all the time although my Night rate falls to 47bpm. Day was 186 and 156 on BBs. Hopeless.

I have it for bladder. Up on your shoulder will be OK. One in centre and one out.

cheri JOY. 75. (NZ)

[Cookie24 in reply to JOY2THEWORLD49]

Where do you place the TENS pads for bladder problems?

[JOY2THEWORLD49 in reply to Cookie24]

Hi

Inside leg one red higher than the other above ankle. Go into google

or

both sides of dent in your very low back.

Start low vibration.

cheri Joy

[OzRob]

If you search my posts, you will see I did some tests using a TENS machine to try and control AF. The theory was that if you have Vagal AF you could use a TENS machine on your ears. The only external part of your body where your Vagus nerve travels to is the ears.

[Leechg]

I have used a Tens machine for many years on my lower back. Make sure none of the leads are too near the heart. No problems at all. I also use ice, four or five times a day. It really numbs the pain.

[Tapanac]

tens not recommended with afib and definitely not with a pacemaker

[Cookie24]

I can't take ibuprofen because of Eliquis. I use TENS on lower abdomen with no problems.

[DawnTX]

Have you tried Tylenol? I was told not to take ibuprofen,