Wellness

[Moonchilde]

@poppinfresh,

I used it last night, three 15-min cycles. Does the fact that I fell asleep each time during count as good? 😀 I also slept soundly all night, which is rare for me.

To me it is plenty strong, equal to wired units I've used. The sticky part was plenty sticky and stayed on well.

There is a learning curve to getting the pairing right and re-pairing while it's on your back and you can't look at it, but I think once I've done it 4-5 times it'll become second nature. So far I'm quite satisfied with it!

[Imadickens]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

@Imadickens, the vast majority of just TENS units, without EMS combined, are well under $100. I couldn't even find one over $170 max. Most are in the $25-75 range, even from medical supply companies.

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I just looked it up. The unit I'm talking about is called Quell. It is on Amazon for $249. I wonder if these are the same things? Although $179 is still a lot for me, it's better than the $249 I found for the starter unit! Please let me know if that's it and where you found it! I'd love to try it!

[Moonchilde]

@Imadickens,

I think the answer is Yes and No.

The company that makes it doesn't want you to think it's the same, or they couldn't charge what they do for it ;-(

It seems to me that it's a TENS that has a bunch of extra features a regular TENS doesn't. It would be good for someone who wanted total hands-off portability, to wear during sleep or 24/7, and if you (figurative) need that it might be worth the extra cost. Electrode cost alone is $30/mo. It's more for chronic severe pain than the one I bought is, but in the end the technology is still TENS, not something truly new and different.

[Imadickens]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

@Imadickens,

I think the answer is Yes and No.

The company that makes it doesn't want you to think it's the same, or they couldn't charge what they do for it ;-(

It seems to me that it's a TENS that has a bunch of extra features a regular TENS doesn't. It would be good for someone who wanted total hands-off portability, to wear during sleep or 24/7, and if you (figurative) need that it might be worth the extra cost. Electrode cost alone is $30/mo. It's more for chronic severe pain than the one I bought is, but in the end the technology is still TENS, not something truly new and different.

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I see what you mean! I have severe polyneuropathic pain in my feet! Most days, thank God, my meds handle most of the pain. But in addition to the days my meds don't work, the meds I take have major side effects and other health implications. I would love to find an alternative treatment for my pain. I never understood what acute, chronic pain could do to ones soul! It saps all the joy out of life. So, in addition to learning to deal with the pain, we work overtime trying to regain the feeling of " living"!

[Moonchilde]

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@tansy wrote:

Last night at the grocery store, after I pushed all of the dogs aside, I saw a  large display of an Aleve Tens unit with a remote control.  I think it was $55.

Good luck with yours, @Moonchilde

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@tansy I just re-read your post and got a good laugh! 😈

[poppinfresh]

Thank you so much Moonchilde. I will look into them.