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I purchased their tens unit at a convention and it's a life saver for my knee. Feels great. Helps with the swelling and pain. I use the knee setting on 4.
Dearest dearest Dr. Jo💖💖💖 HERE you are! I watched a vid of yours years ago after my PMD recommended that I get a TENS unit for home for all-over pain secondary to a hip situation, cuz dontcha know it's all connected. 😟😖😢 I remember you talking about making the X with the leads... I'd never heard that before, no instructions even came with the TENS, and I haven't heard about the X since. I was even able to apply the principle to some upper back/shoulder/neck pain years later and it worked like a charm. So this evening I'm up to here with this flippin' knee nonsense and look to see what I can learn on RU-vid about electrode placement. ...who should I find but the lovely and talented... YOU! After having lost you for so many years I have found you again. I just wanted to let you know that you taught me something years ago that I still apply today and you continue to teach me to this day. I only wish I didn't need you so much, if ya catch m'drift! 😋 With gratitude from the Southern California desert, MK 🙂❤☀️🌵
Great explanation and information regarding the difference BTW the 2 types of units! I've had a tens used on my knee last year with only 2 pads and I've not seen a 4 pad til this. Very interesting re the cross placements. Thx
You are the best messed up my MCL during this pandemic and sadly my job let me go along with my insurance so i cant afford physical therapy and you just changed my life stay blessed stay safe
7:56 i tore my MCL and have pain in front of my ankles and my entire bilateral feet still 8 years post injury I wore tens one night and this morning I had very minimal pain for the first time I like to have it a little hirer like 2 1/2 because my pain daily radiates from my knees to my feet so this gives me alot more stimulation throughout my calf ankles so this treats more than one area at a time.
You're welcome! It really depends on what your specific diagnosis is and how your body reacts to it, but in general, TENS can be used 2-3 times a day as long as you are cleared by your doctor.
Why would my physiotherapist tell me not to cross them? Either way, I'm trying this and for my painful shoulder. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
I’ve ever had that treatment in Dubai and it really saved me for some good time without knee pain but the problem is that I don’t know which one I should buy because the one my doctor used I remember it was a huge setup of gadgets and wires .. if i send u the video can u help me out which one was it ?? Because i left Dubai long time
Thanks for this really straightforward and helpful explanation! I have chondromalacia caused by patellar dysplasia. Would EMS be helpful in my case? I'm debating between buying simply a TENS Unit or getting a TENS/EMS Unit
You're welcome. EMS is usually only helpful if you can not contract the muscle yourself or if it's really hard to do so. It's more about retraining the muscles.
Great video. I had a left total knee replacement nearly a year ago (7th November 2017) and I'm still having problems with so much pain at night. I have a tens machine and was wondering were to put the pads and how much power to use as I have read that a tens machine can help after a tkr. Thank you.
Thanks for the video! So clear and helpful! If I’m working out every day is it better to do the tens unit before or after a workout? I’m wondering if it will make my muscles tighter or more relaxed?
Thanks a ton. My quad and v. lateralis are both damaged from many falls from significant height, and while I'm familiar with eeg, ecg, and defib, the electrode placements on this one puzzled me a bit.
Doc Joe, Thank you for the video . I have Medial side inflammation due to O/A changes and ACL sprain. Lot of discomfort and pain in right knee. Will EMS help relieving pain permanently? Shall it be used until inflammation subsides?
Really enjoy your videos.. Thanks. I have a question.. I have tightness at the back of the bands at the bottom of my ham strings and behind my knee.. Would this help or do I need to place the pads behind?
Hi Dr. Jo How can I use this for shoulder impingement & rotator cuff tendinopathy?? I am consulting a physiotherapist for the same and doing exercises suggested for the last 2 months. It started with my left shoulder which was very very painful at tge time esp with all external rotations. My therapist suggested some exercises using a theraband (like wall slides for serratus activation etc). All exercises required using both arms unlike the isometric band exercises using one arm at a time. While my left shoulder has had significant relief with the exercises , my right shoulder which was never the problem & had no symptoms at all and what I called my good shoulder has really aggravated and is more painful than my left shoulder. It actually now tests positive for all shoulder impingment tests which was the case with my left shoulder. I am at my all time low these days not able to understand why this happened. I religiously did my exercises, followed all the instructions by my therapist and have only ended up with a new problem. My therapist says the problem with my right shoulder is Gird. Whatever it is was not the case before i started these exercises. But then having had so much relief with the same exercises in my left shoulder, I dont know what conclusion to draw. Please help
I have one for the shoulder coming out next week, so stay tuned. As far as your other shoulder starting to bother you, I don’t really know. GIRD doesn’t seem likely if all you were doing were exercises to help. Was your original pain in the left shoulder from an injury?
AskDoctorJo No doc, didn't have any injury or trauma. I am a 37 yr old female, an active person with dancing being absolute my passion. The problem started with gradual discomfort in my left shoulder (no pain in right at all). Consulted a doc who did the physical examination and ruled it as a muscle pull. But when it didnt improve and got worse that is when i consulted a diff doctor who ran an MRI. Ever since have been taking physios. Am off all my workout and dance routine for the last 4 months.
Do you feel like you were overworking your "good" side while the other was healing? Sometimes if one side hurts, you end up overusing the other side. Other than that, I really don't know.
Thank you for the overview for the knee. Any thoughts on where to place the electro pads when you have a metal plate and screws due to a fractured lateral tibia plateau? Can you place the electrod pads over the metal plate? Thank you!
Can you use a tens unit if you have a whole knee replacement and if so, where can you put it? Also, is the EMS the SAME as the TENS, in that you can put the tens unit, on your stomach on the front of your legs and make it stronger so that their is muscle contraction and would it TONE up that muscle? You also didn't say that you should NOT put the tens on the BONY part of your knee or ankle, should you ice that muscle when you are done doing the EMS? Can you use the EMS after having surgery to strengthen the muscles and how many times a week should you use it? thank you
As long as you are cleared by your doctor, yes TENS can be used with knee replacements. It would be the same as in the video. No, EMS and TENS are not the same, and they should not be used interchangeably. EMS is for retraining injured muscles, it is not going to tone up already healthy muscles.
Thanks a million for all your videos, I’m a big fan, but too many tens in the market today, so my question is this which tens do you suggest or think is the best, kindly drop the link for me to purchase
You’re welcome, and thanks. They are all pretty much the same in how they work. It's more about what kind of "bells and whistles" you want. There's wireless, touch screen, combo units, or a simple wired one with none of that.
I have miniscus tear grade 2 in leteral side nd grade 1 in medial side in my left knee.how i fix the the electrode in this way.i am watched your vedio but no information about in this case.plz guide me how i fix electrode on knee joint.Does not sit on the feet properly. Waiting for ur reply 😊
Would this be helpful for knee fat pad impingement? I injured my knee in March and it has improved very little. I have been going to physical therapy and working on quad and hamstring strengthening. I had relief with a cortisone shot for a brief time but now am back to icing daily.
What happens when it means I'm turning the unit all the way up and I don't feel too much does it mean the battery is going? But I do not have a low battery indication
Im suffering from patella maltracking What happens if TENS unit is placed on exactly beside kneecap horizontally My physiotherapist did that and now my knee hurts What can be done
Hey thanks for your video. I was wondering if you could talk about posterior labrum pain and what exercises to prevent it to torn if someone is at risk. All the information that i can find are only about anterior labrum.
Are you getting any popping, clicking, snapping, or clunking feelings? Any unstable feeling in your shoulder? That pain could be a few things besides the labrum unless you were already diagnosed with it. Does it just hurt when bench pressing?
Yes i have cluncking, yes mostly pushing like pushing heavy boxe sometime provoke the pain. I tried stretching, i tried rottator cuff strengthening (MOSTLY EXTERNAL BECAUSE I DONT FEEL ANYTHING DURING INTERNAL) and i did push up plus but i feel it in the back of the shoulder feels like my posterior shoulder is getting a workout. Could it be weakness in the front shoulder ? But it seems the symptoms if a posterior labrum
The exercises would really be the same. You are trying to generally strengthen the shoulder muscles around the joint to prevent instability. The labrum itself doesn't really heal if it's torn. So I think doing general rotator cuff strengthening and shoulder/scapular stabilization exercises should help.
You can't strengthen ligaments, just the muscles around the joints. As for muscles, unfortunately, I don't know since I can't evaluate you. If you can you should go see a physical therapist for an evaluation, and you can get answers to your questions.
Hey Jo! I’m post MPFL reconstruction surgery about 4-5 weeks I’ve got a tens/ems unit where do you recommend placing pads for vmo stimulation and drainage? Thanks
1.5 month post-op partial knee replacement. Going to PT twice/week and working out at home 4 times/day. Knee cap is still very stiff and very difficult to manipulate. Will the tens unit be a help for this?
If I have a whole knee replacement, can I still use a TENS unit a tall? Where would i put it? Can I put it higer on my thighs or on the sides of my legs for BURSITIS pain and on the buttocks as well? Thank you
That depends on how long you've had the replacement, if you had any complications, and if you've been cleared by your doctor/healthcare provider to use one. In general, as long as it TENS and not EMS, it can be used over hardware since it's stimulating the surface nerves and not contracting the muscles.
I have a knee bursa.....4 months now. Had it drained twice, 2 shots of cortisone, ice, heat, Arnica, Voltaren, bracing, elevation and it's still there. I've moved my tens around all over my knee and leg and wondering if I can put one of the pads directly on the bursa sac which is slightly below the patella. Would this help it and make it go away or would it exacerbate it? P.s. I subscribed
It doesn't really help to put it right over the area since it is a current that goes between the electrodes. If there is any way you can get evaluated by a PT, that might really help. Sounds like something out of balance is causing it if none of those things are working.
I have patellar tendonitis from playing volleyball. will the use of a tens unit around my knee help reduce pain and stiffness that comes after i play? thank you
It really just depends on how fancy you want to get with "bells and whistles." Healthmate Forever brand (the one I am using in the video) makes a variety of them from super simple (and cheaper) to more fancy, like wireless (but more expensive). But they all do about the same thing.
Hi very informative video, thank you. I've noticed that my unit has 2 channels, but there both different, I can have them both on number 6 for instance, and one channel is a lot stronger than the other, is this normal?
You're welcome. Units are different depending on the brand, so unfortunately, I don't know that answer. In general, if it's on the same number (mode) and on the same intensity, the channels should feel the same.
I have quite a few problem areas (a few in my back, my right knee(almost under my knee cap on the bottom), my left calf and my hips.) can I use tens on all of my areas until they start feeling better for a few times a day? I am young and my doctors really do not take me serious when I say I have chronic daily pain. I purchased the omron pocket pain pro PM400 and it has 2 long pads.
I’m having slight knee pain and my calves feel as if they were getting stretched aggressively, this all started with my calf pain and escalated to that legs knee. Would the tens help with the pain for this?
Joseluis Ruvalcaba I would see a provider and ask that question because your calf pain might be associated with something that Tens/ electron stim could make worse. It’s good for all sorts of pain but calf pain could be a blood clot or and underlying symptom for another cause. :)
