Best advice re tens machine

[Daisythedog]

Both my knees are done in , one much worse than the other , not allowed anti inflamitory pills due to hypertension , taking paracetamol , chondroitin , glucosamine , fish oil , a mate suggested a tens machine , any good ? , picture is daisy the dog

[Holdingbacktheyears]

Cannot help about tens machine but love Daisy, we have a Westie called Louis. Hope you find relief for your knees, I suppose you have tried heat then a bag of frozen peas wrapped in a towel on them. My very best wishes for some pain free time x

[Daisythedog in reply to Holdingbacktheyears]

Tried that , not in constant pain , only at end of day after walking all day on concrete despite the shock absorbing insoles , lost my wee daisy a year ago last month (16yrs old)

[Holdingbacktheyears in reply to Daisythedog]

It's heartbreaking to loose a dog, they are so wonderful. We lost our previous Westie (Penny) 25 years ago and still miss her.

Have you tried injections for your knees ? I have them and they help me. Take care 😊

[Daisythedog in reply to Holdingbacktheyears]

Injections of either steroids or hyaluronic acid on the horizon , not been the same since i lost mutely

[deejames]

Icing - 15 minutes on and 45 minutes off as much as you can. I have moderate knee pain at times and the Tens machine does help.

If you can't take anti-inflammatories then you could try CBD oil or a medi pen.

Dee

[Daisythedog in reply to deejames]

Hmmm, would it produce a positive result on a drug test , i have very stringent drug and alcohol rules to comply with due to the nature of my job , stricter than an airline pilots

[Loramay]

Tens machines are brilliant I was using one as a guinea pig when the NHS first started using them nearly 40 years ago and I still use them but my advice is go for a multi programme one I get all mine from naturesgatetens.com.

And I have found them very helpful look at the website then phone them for advice on the right machine for you

Hope that helps

[Daisythedog in reply to Loramay]

Thanks , big help much appreciated

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hi Daisythedog,

I had osteoarthritis in right knee. I did use TENS Machine for pain relief - it was of limited use and only in the early stages. In the more advanced stages as pain progressed and increased I used it and pain killers combined. Eventually for total pain relief I had to have a partial knee replacement.

Job done - no problems - no pain.

John