Anyone ever try an E-Stim Machine?

Parents with stim machines are becoming the rage

Do you know how to use it properly?

Like TR is suggesting...learn how to use it and it will pay dividends. My son used it over the past 2-3yrs and it was great to have.

We also had a ultrasound. Both great tools to have at home.

YGD

How did you manage to get ahold of these things? The TENS units are easily learned and are pretty simple. The E-stim and Ultrasound units-- MEDICAL USE ONLY. They are supposed to require a medical authorization to purchase. And personally I'm not a big fan of either modality anyway..

e-bay would be my guess. There are different types of ultrasound machines for different purposes.

Here is a link to the unit I purchased.

http://www.lgmedsupply.com/twstteandems.html

You do not need to be a physician to purchase. I did some research on these before I bought it and also talked with his ortho doc before using. So far so good.

My son got one and used it regularly in his rehab from ACL reconstruction surgery this spring/summer. They also routinely used it during his physical therapy sessions too. We haven't used it on his elbow for the tenderness/tendinitis that he he gets fairly frequently and really hadn't thought about using it for that until reading these posts. Any suggestions? He has an EMSI unit...

Keep in mind that this is a baseball site not a medical site thus any medical advice should be taken under advisement

I think it helps, after stretching to increase range of motion, I used e-Stem for 20 minutes, then iced for 20 minutes.

Rehab was a long, dedicated, painful and methodical process!

I used e-stim over the past 3 months at therapy. I think personally it helped quite a bit. I would do it after the therapy session and have an ice pack over at the same time and usually do that for 15 min or so depending on how long they set it for. e-stim the therapist said is what I wanted to buy, not tens unit. Tens unit is just for the pain and does not help with inflamtion(if the unit is strictly the tens unit). The e-stim helps out with keeping inflammation down. I am planning on purchasing one very soon. I think they are worth the money.