Hey, everybody is Doctor Jo. And today I'm going to show you how
to use a TENS Unit for foot pain.
So let's get started.
Today, I'm going to use Dr Ho's circulation promoter. But I'm
gonna tell you a little bit more about it later. So for a TENS
unit, you can use it for a lot of different kinds of foot pain,
what a TENS is, is Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve
Stimulation. And a lot of times units like this will be a TENS
EMS combo, and the EMS is just Electrical Muscle Stimulation.
And so what's great about that, is it really helps increase
circulation to the area. Just kind of like what is called a
circulation promoter. And so the reason that helps, especially at
the foot, the foot is the furthest thing away from your
heart. So a lot of times the circulation is not great in
people's feet. I have a lot of circulation issues at my feet.
And so using a TENS unit on there really can help it
increase that circulation. It can help decrease pain and relax
the muscles in the feet. Because yes, there are muscles in the
feet. And so there's a bunch of different ways you can do it. So
with a TENS unit, they often come with two electrodes for one
channel, or four electrodes, which are two channels. So this
one today, I'm just going to do the two little electrodes with
one channel. And so a lot of times with the foot with TENS
units in general, you don't have to be exact in placement. You
just want to kind of get it the area of the pain. So if it's on
the bottom of your foot, I would usually do something like maybe
kind of one at the heel. And then maybe one more up at the
ball of your foot right there. And so what I really like about
this one is if you like simple, you don't want to have to put in
frequencies and wavelengths and all of that, this is a nice
simple unit that's going to get the job done. In addition to the
TENS and the EMS, it also has an auto modulating pulse. So
basically, it's constantly changing the sensation so your
body doesn't get used to it. So this is the dial here where you
can turn it on. And then once you turn it on, you can see
here's your modes, you can change the modes here. And then
you also have your time 10, 20, and 40. So you just kind of
slowly start taking it up a little bit until you start
feeling that sensation in there. So I'm feeling a little bit
tingly. Sometimes you'll see your your toes moving a little
bit if it's getting some of that muscle belly, which is fine, as
long as you're not getting a full contraction that's
uncomfortable. So you can also take the electrodes and usually
what I'll do, again, you can do it a couple of different ways.
You can put one on each side if you're having some ankle pain.
So one on each side. Or you can do one kind of on the top of
your foot to the front and the back. So you can do just that.
What I usually tell people is, especially if you're having
specific pain somewhere, let's say my pain is in the front
right there. Put the electrodes on either side because the
current goes back and forth. So you want the pain to be in the
middle. You don't really want the electrodes on the pain, you
want that current to be going back and forth through the pain.
So that's why I really like that option. Also, with Dr. Ho's
circulation promotor, you've got the smaller pads, they have some
larger pads. But what is really cool that I like is it's got a
whole thing for your feet. And so you can see here, this is
really nice, because let's say I have a really hard time getting
my foot up here or reaching down to my feet to get those pad
placements on there. These are designed where you can just
place your feet on it to get that stimulation. So I like that
because if my hips are really tight, and I can't get my feet
up to get there, or some other reason why I can't get those
pads on my feet, I can have this down there. Now with this
particular one, you do want to get your foot a little wet and
those pads a little bit wet too. So they also have a little spray
bottle in there. So I already got my pads a little wet down
there. And I'm just going to put a little bit on my feet. And
this is just water, so mine is just tap water. It's is nothing
like a gel or anything. And so you can refill it on your own.
And then so then you just get your foot placement on there
which again, see that's easy. I don't have to stick anything on
there.
I just put my feet on and then same thing. I just turn it on
until I start feeling some sensation in there. Now with all
TENS units, make sure you're clear by your doctor. There are
some precautions and contraindications things. If you
have something you shouldn't be using this like a pacemaker or
things like that. So make sure you're checking with your doctor
because there are several precautions for it. And they
might clear you for certain things like if you have hardware
or something, but check to make sure. Especially if you have
something like neuropathy, you might not feel that sensation
right away, because a lot of times you lose a sensation in
your feet. But as long as you're being cleared, it's okay to use.
And so again, the reason that I like this, as you can see, I can
just kind of sit here and relax, have my feet on it, I'm feeling
that sensation. If I needed to get up because the doorbell
rings or something, I can just step off of it. I don't have to
take the pads off or anything like that. So that's a nice
component as well. Also with the kit comes to traveling pads,
footpads if you don't want to have the whole disc with you, so
it has a lot of neat options. And again, TENS in general is
great with the pads that they come with. You can use them all
over your body. So it's not like it's just to directly with your
feet. You can use these electrodes on your shoulder, on
your back, on your knee. And so that's what makes it nice and
versatile and really neat that you can, it's not just for your
feet. But it is a nice thing to have, especially if you have
maybe some difficulties getting to your feet in general. So if
you're interested in purchasing Dr. Ho's circulation promoter,
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have fun, and I hope you feel better soon.