bob:
I am afraid they gave me only about 20 min treatment twice a week. If i
need to have 8 h treatment, I may have to find a portable unit that I can
takeit home. I shall have to enqurie about this during my next visit. Right
now, the whole city is burried under 1.5 meters of snow with curfew annouced
by the municipality! I was under house arrest for the past four dayas due
to the accumulated snow in my drive way, 5' of snow along 100 ' of my drive
way!
Thanks for the info.
Raj
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From: "Robert A. Fink, M. D." <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, February 22, 2004 2:26 PM
Subject: Re: back pain
> On 21 Feb 2004 at 9:15, Brightline wrote:
>
> > I was given tens treatment for my shoulder pain.
> > I do not know the settings. I went to physiotherapy and they did
> > it for
> > me several years ago, even before I was diagnozed with PD. Again, last
> > month, I gave another try. After one treatment, I experienced more
> > pain in the evening.
> > If you recommend any specific settings, I can give another try
> > again. Thank for your concern. Regards. Raj
>
> Put the electrodes in place (you should experiment as to placement). Turn
on
> the TENS and, one channel at a time, slowly increase the power until you
> *just begin* to feel the "tingle". Then, back off the power until the
tingle
> disappears. Set each channel this way.
>
> Then, wear the device for *8 hours* daily. Not 7 or 9, but eight. It
doesn't
> matter which 8 hours, as long as they are continuous. Then remove the
> device until the same time the following day. Some patients wear the
device
> at night, in bed, others during the day, it does not matter as long as you
run it
> 8 continuous hours every day.
>
> See if this helps.
>
>
> Best,
>
> Bob
>
> Robert A. Fink, M. D., F.A.C.S., P. C.
> Neurological Surgery
> 2500 Milvia Street Suite 222
> Berkeley, CA 94704-2636 USA
> 510-849-2555 FAX: 510-849-2557
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>
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