I have a softball pitcher daughter and TENS units instead of icing are kind of blowing up in popularity for a recovery approach. I’m not finding a lot of data on this.
Does anyone have info on using TENS unit for recovery? Reviews? Anecdotes?
Before I drop $700 on the latest trend I’d like to learn some more.
Thanks!
Do not do it. You’re not finding much data because there isn’t much to support it.
TENS units target sensory nerves. NMES units target motor nerves. My niece just had ACL surgery and I sent her a portable $75 NMES unit to facilitate muscle contraction in the face of edema. And I keep the same unit in my clinic in case of post op cases struggling with generating muscle contraction.
A healthy muscle won’t benefit much if at all from these. It is purely a sell based on placebo.
Invest in recovery boots/compression and get a stationary bike for home.
Proper sleep (8-10 hours for adolescent athletes), proper nutrition, and managing stress levels will give you a 1000% greater return on investment for recover than any electrical stimulation device.
I should clarify I have a TENS unit in clinic in addition to the NMES and that’s only in case of a patient presenting with significant pain (usually low back or shoulder) to provide some temporary pain relief.
But that’s all TENS offers, temporary pain relief by calming down the sensory nerves for a short period of time. It is not lasting.
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Infomercial Shit
It is nonsense. Save your money.
Phil
Just saw on sharktank, company asking 500k for 2% get a deal negotiated to 5%, for a tens unit by fire something
This one has some very high profile softball players on NIL and is what I’m hearing about.
https://marcpro.com/who-uses-the-marc-pro/other/
They say it’s not tens- but that’s how it was recommended to me.