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Date sent: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 14:28:50 EST Send reply to: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> From: Sid Levin <[log in to unmask]> Subject: DEGENERATIVE DSK DISEASE To: [log in to unmask] > product called TENS (Trans Cutaneous Electronic Nerve Stimulator). It > is for control of pain and seemed to work best for nerve damage > conditions. TENS units are used and prescribed by many physicians. I use them in my practice. They are helpful for the relief of localized pain and have no side-effects. Sid is correct when he says that they must be used correctly in order for them to be effective. They are carried by many medical supply places. I order them for a 60- day trial rental first, the patient picks up the unit and brings it to my office, where I instruct them in its use. If it works for the patient, at the end of the trial, the unit is purchased. Medicare and most insurance covers it. "Maintenance" involves batteries and tape-on electrodes. An occasional patient is allergic to the electrodes, and one as ot order special electrodes (more expensive) by mail order. Best, Bob ********************************************** Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C. 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222 Berkeley, California 94704-2636 Telephone: 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557 WWW: http://www.rafink.com/ mailto:[log in to unmask] "Ex Tristitia Virtus" *********************************************