Hey everybody, it's doctor jo and the pups.
And it's the holiday season and the folks at healthmate forever wanted me to tell you
about their holiday specials on their tens units.
yeah. and so I'm gonna talk about their YK15AB.
So let's get started. Let's get started.
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got some awesome specials.
Phew!
So now that I've got the pups all nested in their beds, I want to tell you al little bit
about the YK15AB.
And so this unit is really nice because it's super simple.
There's not much fanciness to it, but it does the job.
So this one is battery powered.
So it's nice because you don't have to do all that charging.
You can use it until the batteries die and then just replace them.
But what I really like about this one is it's set up so it has each body part on it.
So you have the neck, you have the shoulder, you have the back.
It goes into elbows, hips, ankles, knee, foot pain, and wrist.
So what's really neat about that is if you don't want to have to worry much about settings,
is you just push the button once you get the electrodes on and you just let it go.
So that's a really nice component.
But then there's also the different settings where if you want something specific, you
can pick that too.
So I like that part as well because you don't have to think about it too much or set frequencies
and wavelengths and things like that.
So there's channel A and channel B. They have an A 1 -2 and a B 1-2 up here and so you can
change the intensities on the side.
So the A would be on this side, and the B would be on this side.
The little on off button is here.
What's nice is everything's pretty obvious where you can see it.
It's got the little settings around the side and so like if I were to press that one then
that setting would go.
And if I hit that once that setting would go.
And then you have, you know, kneeding if you want that, and you can see the little movement
there.
The acupuncture one which is the pointing.
So the modes it shows right there.
The time, so you can set your time as well.
And then there's a little body just showing the muscle parts as well.
And then your intensity.
So again, it's really easy to use and then it's got the little clip on the back, so once
you get everything set up, you can just kind of clip it onto your pants or your shirt,
wherever feel comfortable, and then just go about doing things.
Because TENS is great, TENS stands for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.
Because it's for pain control.
And when it's pain control, it's not supposed to be contracting those muscles.
It's supposed to be getting that nice deep vibration.
It's following the same pathway as the pain pathway, so it's kind of canceling it out.
So it really does a great job of taking the place of pain medication.
Especially if you have a really bad reaction to pain medication, or maybe you don't like
taking them because you don't want to get addicted.
This is a great alternative, it takes the edge off.
It really just kind of relaxes those muscles.
So when you have that pain, it helps you kind of forget about that pain.
And then it also increase the circulation to the area so it does have a healing component
as well.
But again, those muscles shouldn't actively be contracting for the TENS unit.
So that's the nice part.
So if I want to put it on my back, I put it on my back, and I can still go about my day.
I can drive, I can you know work out, I can do my house chores.
And I can even just work on a computer or something while it's on.
So that's really nice as well.
Now with a TENS unit, you can do 2 electrodes which is one channel, or 4 electrodes which
is 2 channels.
So a lot of times people will ask which one should I use.
In general the rule of thumb is if you want something like a very specific spot.
Like let's say my bicep tendon area is really hurting, I'd probably just use 2 electrodes.
One there and one there to really pinpoint that spot and it's gonna be a little more
intense in that area.
But if I was just having general shoulder pain, I'd probably want the 4 electrodes and
then just have them in general around the area.
So they'd just get that whole shoulder area.
So that's kind of how I like to do it But if you're using 2 channels, or the 4 electrodes,
you want to make sure that the areas cross.
So I'll show you on my knee and that's a good place just to show you where it's actually
crossing.
You don't want the channels to be side to side.
You want it to cross that area of pain because that's really what's gonna get that area.
So it's nice in that fact.And you can see here, the electrodes are really easy to get
on and off, it just kind of squishes right in and it's easy to take off.
So that's nice as well.
Also people ask about the electrodes a lot of times, do you have to put anything else
on it?
These already have the gel, the sticky stuff, with it, and it stays on there all the time
so you don't have to put anything extra on there.
And you can re-use these pads for a fairly long time.
Sometimes the skin cells kind of get on it and it gets less sticky, but you can just
unplug everything and use just some very gentle soap and water to kind of clean everything
off, pat it dry with a wash cloth, probably not a paper towel so it doesn't stuck, and
let them dry and that usually gets you several more uses out of that.
So let me show you real quick on my knee what I'm talking about with the electrodes.
So, there's my pretty holiday socks!
And so if I were going to use 4, what I would want to start is the one channel here, I want
to cross it.
So I'm just gonna take these and I'm gonna put maybe one here and then one over here
on the side.
And then just so it's here, and then I want to cross it here.
The thing with the electrodes for the TENS unit, you don't have to be in an exact area.
Since it's for general pain control and you're not trying to contract a muscle.
If I put it here, I can move it and put it here.
That's not that big of a deal.
And sometimes you might have it right over a nerve or a spot like where the muscle's
a little bit thinner so you're gonna get more of a contraction, so if I turned it on and
I was getting a contraction, all I need to do is move the electrodes a little bit and
then a lot of times that will solve the problem.
So when you're doing that, people will say well does it need to be in a specific spot.
No, you're just trying to get the general area.
But as you can see here, this channel is crossing this way, and then this channel is crossing
that way.
So I have that X right on top so it gets that whole knee area.
And then again, once I get it on, if I want to put knee right there and have that mode,
then it's already ready and I can just do back and forth and start getting that intensity
and it shows.
But make sure you're doing both A and B if you have the 4 channels when you're going.
And so this is a really nice one because I don't have to go super high.
Even on the lowest setting, I'm feeling something nice and comfortable.
With the TENS, it should always be to comfort.
It should never be painful.
You should never be doing like that and having it hurt.
It should feel good, that's the whole point.
And so sometimes even if the knee setting is for, it's on the knee for the knee setting,
you might want to try some other ones.
The shoulder setting might feel better, some people will tell you you need to use these
certain frequencies and wavelengths, but for me, if it's for pain control and it's to help
you feel good, you really want whatever feels good.
So one setting might feel better for you then what I think feel better for me.
So I would say try them all out and see which one is just best for you.
And then so after that, you can just take them down.
If you're moving the electrodes around, I would take it back down or turn it off.
Just because you don't want it on while you're moving it.
Sometimes I do, but I'm just really careful with it, but it will get you a little bit.
So I'd turn it back down and then, if you want to maybe that one was kind of contracting
a little bit then I'd just slightly move it up.
So you can also, I have mine in A1, B1 so I can increase them separately, but if I wanted
to increase them together, I could do A1 & A2 together, and then they'd have the same frequency.
So when I would bring it up, then it would do both channels together.
So some people like that, they like to have them together.
Sometimes I do like them separately just because if you maybe one side is bothering you a little
bit more, you might want that one stronger than the other side.
So that's what's really nice about this is it gives you that option.
You can just have them all on that one channel, or you can have a channel separate for each,
so you can kind of change them differently.
So that's a really nice component as well.
But again, if you just wanted the 2 electrodes, you could also do that.
So again this is great TENS units are great cause you can use it on any area of the body.
You can use it on your low back.
You can use it for sciatica pain or your piriformis.
Down into your calf, your foot,.
So you really can use it anywhere.
Your neck, you can even use it on your shoulder and your elbow.
So again going back to using 2 electrodes vs 4 electrodes.
If it's something small like maybe you've got some Tennis Elbow here.
I would probably just use 2 electrodes.
So I'm gonna show you they one channel with the 2 electrodes.
If I'm really hurting here on that lateral epicondyle where all those muscles come in.
I'd probably just set on here, and then maybe one on top like this.
You could go side to side, but usually the way the muscles work, this is a little bit
better.
And so it would work the same except you're just doing 1 channel now.
And so I would just then hit the elbow button just to see how that one works first and then
just start it.
So now I'm feeling it going through right there.
So again, if you want a more specific area, that spot is hurting, sometimes the 2 electrodes
work a little bit better then the 4 electrodes.
And it works better on smaller areas.
You know I could put the 4 on, but then that's a lot of electrodes in one area.
So this would be a little bit more beneficial cause it's really getting that specific spot.
So that's nice as well, it's really versatile.
Again you can use it pretty much anywhere on your body.
There are a couple of spots that you shouldn't, but make sure you read the directions.
And make sure you talk to your doctor or physical therapist that you're ok to use a TENS unit.
There are some things like pacemakers and defibrillators where you wouldn't want to
use it.
There you have it.
That's the YK15AB TENS unit.
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And remember, be safe, have fun, and I hope you feel better soon.