When you're suffering from chronic pain it's hard to get anything done, and often current narcotics just don't do the trick-at least, they don't if you want to actually be coherent through the day! Many doctors and therapists are now looking to TENS as a viable alternative to a Tylenol overdose.
TENS stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, and it's a pocket sized, portable, battery operated unit that's designed to block pain signals from being sent to the brain. You just attach it using two or more electrodes and turn it on. The very gentle electric current can help ease the pain and may raise the endorphin level in your brain, which is a huge improvement over spending your day on the couch in pain!
TENS units may or may not be a viable alternative to pain killers, but it's had good results in test studies when used as a supplement. The units start at around $100 apiece.
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