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Device leads to walking improvement & reduction in pain in L
ong Covid sufferers
By: Steve Date: November 27, 2024, 2:44 pm
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SUMMARY - An electronic device used by patients to treat
arthritis and back pain may also ease symptoms of Long Covid
according to a new small-scale study conducted by the Center
for Advanced Surgical & Interventional Technology at UCLA
Health. The study, which involved 25 people who were afflicted
with Long Covid, found that the participants experienced a 26%
reduction in pain & an 8% improvement in walking ability when
using a device called TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve
Stimulation). The study was published in Nature Scientific
Reports.
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Re: Device leads to walking improvement & reduction in pain
in Long Covid sufferers
By: Masked Man Date: November 28, 2024, 2:22 am
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Many years ago I briefly used a tens unit for back pain.. mine
had like battery pack with a little wire that led to a patch or
two. You stick the patch on the problem area and then you turn
the patch on to different levels and it sort of vibrates and
pulses and makes the muscle under the patch twitch and tingle
and this can give a sense of relief and this might help relax
the muscle kind of through electric jolts which is like deep
massage in a sense.
...Anyway that was what I remember experiencing. Like I said
that was many years ago and maybe the tens unit has changed a
little but regardless it sounds like this tool can help ease
some suffering! That is Wonderful news...
..also what's super nice about it is the tens unit is a
non-invasive measure to use in the sense it's not drugs or
internal medicine but rather an electrical tool one can turn off
and on and just use it for a certain amount of time.
(For example, if one used a tens unit while doing dishes or
after a little physical therapy or exercise that would be a a
lot better than tearing your insides up from popping too much
Tylenol or getting hooked on pain pills or something that the
body tends to build a tolerance to anyway.. Although I am not a
medical expert and can't give qualified medical advice, I would
venture to guess one is much better off messing with a tens
unit!)
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