RLS and TENS... my story
Posted: Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:52 pm
Hello to all.
My name... my real name... is George and I live in Connecticut. I'm a real person and I have RLS. Have had it since I was a child. I'm middle age now.
Years ago I had had enough of the twitching and jerking so I sought out some way to put and end to it and do it with out medication. To be honest I take very few meds. Some nasal spray for allergies is about all. Not boasting just making my point. I hate meds. My doctor hates them more. We get along just fine.
I had some background in electronics and I had played with what we used to call "ticklers" when we were kids. Try to get the girls to hold your hand and then grab the tickler stick with the other. She, and you, would get this mild electrical shock. She ran away screaming and you stood there laughing. Harmless fun.
TENS, stands for trans-cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, for the uninitiated, is a really just a grown up form or a tickler. When connected to the human body it sends out a mild (meaning controlled) electrical current. Used properly it can correct or modify conditions in the body.
TENS can be used for RLS and it does work. I'm living proof of that. My life would much less enjoyable had it not been for my TENS unit. Lately the RLS has gotten much more intense but by using TENS I can deal with it in short order. You can probably understand how good a feeling that is. To know in just a few minutes the situation will be corrected... without using any drugs... with no side affects later on.
I believe strongly in TENS and to that end a few years ago I created a web page dedicated to using TENS for RLS. I even show the device I built and use to this day.
http://www.webtfg.com/rls.htm
Before you give up hope and especially before you load up on drugs consider giving TENS a try.
Questions? Ask and and I will be happy to try and answer them, here.
George
My name... my real name... is George and I live in Connecticut. I'm a real person and I have RLS. Have had it since I was a child. I'm middle age now.
Years ago I had had enough of the twitching and jerking so I sought out some way to put and end to it and do it with out medication. To be honest I take very few meds. Some nasal spray for allergies is about all. Not boasting just making my point. I hate meds. My doctor hates them more. We get along just fine.
I had some background in electronics and I had played with what we used to call "ticklers" when we were kids. Try to get the girls to hold your hand and then grab the tickler stick with the other. She, and you, would get this mild electrical shock. She ran away screaming and you stood there laughing. Harmless fun.
TENS, stands for trans-cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, for the uninitiated, is a really just a grown up form or a tickler. When connected to the human body it sends out a mild (meaning controlled) electrical current. Used properly it can correct or modify conditions in the body.
TENS can be used for RLS and it does work. I'm living proof of that. My life would much less enjoyable had it not been for my TENS unit. Lately the RLS has gotten much more intense but by using TENS I can deal with it in short order. You can probably understand how good a feeling that is. To know in just a few minutes the situation will be corrected... without using any drugs... with no side affects later on.
I believe strongly in TENS and to that end a few years ago I created a web page dedicated to using TENS for RLS. I even show the device I built and use to this day.
http://www.webtfg.com/rls.htm
Before you give up hope and especially before you load up on drugs consider giving TENS a try.
Questions? Ask and and I will be happy to try and answer them, here.
George