I have had the infrex, second generation for over a year now. Before I had it I used another name brand tens unit. Ran it almost continously and used it as the gate theroy where I was blocking the pain before it reached the brain. I had some success with this but usually would end up in a therapist office using interferential treatment along with heat and sometimes and another form of radiating heat. I was in extreme lower back pain one day. I got on the internet, did some research and within a few minutes I was speaking with Mr. Bob Johnson about his unit. He was holding in his hand prototype one of the second generation. After speaking with me for a very long time, I shared the fact that I had been through five pain clinics and had neck and back pain for about thirty years. As I said earlier I was using one of the best tens units on the market, I thought at the time. After long conversation with Bob, we discussed my situation and I decided that I would have my physicial contact his office and submit the prescription for one of these units. It arrived within 2 days. I read instructions for about 15 minutes, watched every video he had at the time and with my knowledge from learning over the years, put four leads on my lower back area which had been hurting for a couple of weeks now. The first treatment I gave myself was forty five nminutes. I started out at a lower setting and put it on continious, while I rested and relaxed. Within five minutes I adjusted the setting a little higher, getting use to the machine which I found to be simplistic in operating. Normally in a clinical setting about every three to five minutes I would have to adjust the unit 5 to 10 levels. As my body adjusts quickly to the tolerance of electrical current. Within 20 minutes I noticed I was at about half of what the unit would perform and that was all I needed at the time and I was feeling relief. I continued the treatment for forty-five minutes. I had it plugged into the AC current. I felt great, better than I had felt in a couple of weeks and had the pleasure of my own surroundings. My wife removed the leads and I left the pads attached. I got up and went outside and was pain free. I was feeling good enough to mow grass, trim shrubs and worked on some equipment I had needed to repair for a long time. I grabed my weed eater and cut every weed I could find.! Maybe I should have left a few of these chores off my list because the pain did return, because I felt so good I had over worked myself. I went inside, attached the leads back to the pads; Normally pads are sweaty and you would have to reapply gel, but the pads were stuck well to my surprise. I set the machine on the high setting for infrex and put it on continious this time. I started at the same setting as before then raised it at about 1/2 of what the machine does again. After 20 minutes I was feeling much better. I continued on with this treatment and decided to go one hour. Within 30 minutes, I was actually pain free but continued on with my treatment. After one hour, I stopped the treatment and removed the pads. We went out to eat that night, walked around in the Mall and my wife and I discussed how I felt. I actually felt that I was in the third day of treatment at my normal therapist. I went home, slept that night, got up next morning, pain free with no interuptions from the pain I had usually at night. I get up felt good. Done many things that day. Did not have to use the unit that day at all. Seems the second or third day after first treatment for my lower back, I started have some cervical pain which is normal for me. Sometimes I have both at one time. I gave myself a treatment on my cervical area. About Forty five minutes, I was pain free. I returned the unit to it’s nice case. There was no pain for 2 or 3 days. Was going out, so I took the unit with its battery pack with me. Didn’t need it that day, but continued to carry it for a couple of days. Once again while riding in a car, my back began to hurt. I hooked up the unit on battery power. Once again, it relived the pain. I was amazed at the unit and how well it managed my pain as I do not like to take medications for pain, so I was smiling and happy about this. I called Bob and told him of my experiences. He was very nice and listened to my story which was no surprise to him. We both came to the conclusion that it either works for you or it doesn’t. In my case it worked very well. I have burn up many tens units over the years and still did not get the comfort level as with interferential treatments. I have used this device many times within the last year and each time I get good results. I will not leave home without taking it with me. With my experience with pain, I feel I can give a compotent review of this device. I would recommend it to my friends and anyone else who would like to try to remain drug free, although sometimes you do have to have medication. Any one reading this surely that has had back and neck pain will understand that statement. Everyone in Bob’s office that I have spoken to have been very professional and more than willing to help me. I still call Bob from time to time just to discuss how good it feels. I have watched all his videos and I feel he is truely interested in helping you manage your paid where as other companies had rather sell you their equipment, and basically wait for you to order next months’ supplies. No one at Medfaxx has ever tried to pressure me into buying anything. When I ask questions, they have answers. If they don’t have the answer,they will find out for me. (I think they go ask Bob’s wife, haha)
I will be back to this blog from time to time. I have artery problems and heart problems. This unit caused me no problems in that area. Thank you Bob for your time and patience and for getting these units in the hands of people that really need them and can’t always run to thearpists, plus using the unit in your relaxed area when you need it without an appointment is the best part.