Tri-Pacer wrote:
Dear Paul,

I wish to hell I knew how to put the damn thing on! On the advice of
my sister, who was



Hi Bob:

When the PT gal at the VA gave me the machine she gave me some handouts.
Here are links to what she gave me.

http://healingtools.tripod.com/BS_electplace.html

http://www.thomasamckean.com/gallery...ments/tens.pdf

http://cerebrex.com/tens.html

She stressed that the electrode placement be diagonal. That is if the 4
electrodes are placed in a square surrounding the most painful area, that
set one be placed upper right and lower left, and set two lower right upper
left so the current passing through the area will do so in an X pattern.

I have to have my wife place the electrodes, assume the position I was
taught (on my back with my legs elevated and resting on a chair or coffee
table so I'm in a sitting position but flat on my back) then 30 minutes on
the machine.

Yes it does help the pain. No it does not help the weakness and numbness in
my legs and left arm.

I do have to say that when I retired in 1975 the VA left me with a bad taste
in my mouth.

Being a recent arrival to San Diego, I enrolled in the VA on the advice of a
friend. Balboa would only offer emergency treatment. What a difference !
Clean modern facilities, courteous treatment, competent staff.

Good luck on your ongoing ordeal with the medicos.

Cheers:

Paul



I've got one of those.

It's kind of a love / hate thing.

I hate it when I have to use it, but when the bones pop out of place and the
muscles lock them down that's about the only thing that helps.



Richard