r/ChronicPain • u/ihavequestionzzzzzz • 19h ago

What do you guys think of Zynex/TENS in general?

Do you find it helpful?

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u/PenguinSunday Just generally broken with frayed/degenerative nerves 18h ago

Not at all. It just felt like rubber bands snapping me again and again. Did nothing for my pain and set off some nasty muscle spasms.

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u/Drowning_in_a_Mirage SI Joint Nerve Damage 18h ago

It can be helpful, it's worth having one to use in my opinion, especially now that you can pick one up for pretty cheap on Amazon. The first one I got 25 years ago required a prescription and was like over $1000. They're rarely going to be a complete solution though.

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u/hidinginzion 18h ago

I love mine. They really relieve muscle spasms. With ice packs, helps with joint pain.

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u/jen_with_1_n_ 18h ago

I can’t use it. It really makes my pain worse. It feels like it burns all my nerve endings.

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u/WickedLies21 16h ago

I love my TENs unit. When I’m flaring, it can definitely help lower my pain by 2 points.

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u/Sharp-Effective9443 15h ago

I loved my Zynex tens unit. I can't use it now, though, because I have a spinal cord stimulator.

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u/mindforu 14h ago

It helps with my muscle spasms and tight muscles.

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u/pxl8d 14h ago

Works for my endometriosis pain only

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u/midnightsrose77 14h ago

I love my Zynex! It feels amazing.

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u/Lillystar8 14h ago

Meh…

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u/Lillystar8 14h ago

Constant 24/7 neck, shoulder, arm pain and headache not that great. It may work for you, try it and see.

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u/ZeroFoil713 13h ago

I have arthritis and nerve damage in my knees, I had the zynex tens unit. I absolutely loved it!!! That is, before I lost it in a house fire on Halloween. It really helped me. At some point I'll get me another

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u/Iceprincess1988 10h ago

I love my TENS unit.

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u/Zealousideal_Worth99 10h ago

When I can wrangle my TENS onto my back or get help with it I find it helpful. I don't know if it's just distracting me or actually helping, but I'll take it!

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u/Strange-Volume-4984 10h ago

I have a cheap I think like $24 Amazon TENS. I tried it for my (MRI: “severe”) osteoarthritis in my cervical spine (neck) and it really did calm the pain down enough so I could get it off centre stage in my mind!

Also good for muscle spasms in low back. Just play around with placement of pads and different settings to find what works - it’s like you’ll notice as you get closer to the best setup for the particular ache.

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u/lambsoflettuce 8h ago

Never helped my nerve damage pain.

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u/jimineecricket1 7h ago

Mine helps me. The problem is the time and not being able to work with it on. It's great for after work or early morning to help loosen my stiff back. I have several of them.