Aleve Direct Therapy Tens Device 1 kit

I bought the Aleve Direct Therapy TENS device in 2018, and it is still working great! There were times when I couldn't even get out of bed without just rolling out. It helped me go to work every day with less pain. Today, I am "almost" pain-free because I work out with weights, and I have lost 40 lbs. The trick with the gel pads is to always clean and dry the skin area first before using the pads. When done, gently peel off the pads along with the unit. Straighten the gel pads on the unit and place the small plastic sheets on the gel pads. This will prevent them from being exposed and drying out. Then, place all back in the box and close. I usually get 5 - 8 times out of the gel pads. Also, check batteries often and if you think you will not use it for awhile...remove the batteries.

I can't say enough about this item. Using it as I type. Works wonders. Have suffered from lower back pain for many, many years. My chiropractor has helped but when I saw the ad I figured I had nothing to lose. When I mentioned it to him he said "great, but just don't overdo it". He also mentioned I could use it on other parts of my body that ache. I read some of the negative reviews and I can't see that they apply. First the gel pads. Yes they feel gooey but that's need for the unit to adhere to your back.They leave no residue on your back. Instructions say you can use them 2-5 times. I'm on about 10 times and they still look and work like new. Once your done they must be covered up with the plastic sheet they came in. Otherwise they will get dirty and fail to work. So that's not a problem. Another review states they couldn't get it to work. The instructions say to press the small button on the unit, wait for the green light to flash THEN apply it to your back. (I didn't do it the first time and thought it wasn't working). Then press the on button on the remote. My only negative thought is the cost of the replacement gel pads. It reminds me of buying an inexpensive printer only to find out the cost of the ink LOL. If you have back problems you can't go wrong.

Wow. I have been prone to lower back issues over the years, and unfortunately have a desk job which makes it worse. I strained my back carrying a heavy piece of furniture, and had been in discomfort for well over a week, with little signs of improvement. I was taking Advil, and using heating pads with provided marginal comfort. Furthermore, if I was sitting down for any length of time, I was having a hard time getting up, and felt like I was hunched over and very stiff. The very first day I started the treatments there was a huge improvement. I was able to get up easier, and the pain was greatly reduced. The second day, I cut back on the treatments, and did a few in the morning, and a few in the late afternoon. For me, it worked amazingly well, and was better than anything else I have tried over the years. I don't like taking over the counter pain meds on an on-going basis, and this actually worked better tun even the Extra-strength Aleve or Tylenol. The pricing here was $20 cheaper than in local stores, shipping was free with Prime. The cost of the replacement pads though is INSANE though, and the analogy that referenced ink-jet printers is spot-on. I just bought the Wi-touch pads, which were a fraction of the cost. If you are careful, the pads will last for many more uses than claimed. Just be sure to put the green plastic over the pad as soon as you are done. They say you can "refresh" the pads with a bit of soapy water, but they start losing shape and get a bit stretched out after a bit. If you are having issues with back pain, this might work for you as well as it did for me. It simply made an amazing difference!

I ordered this product after hearing raves about it from other chronic spinal injury and arthritis patients. My hope was to replicate a TENs experience to warm up for physical therapy exercises, as well as to relieve pain during everyday activities. I didn't feel confident that the instructions were complete so I watched a few videos of people demonstrating how to use the pads and re-cover them with the plastic sheets, to keep the adhesive fresher longer to get a few extra uses out of them. The pads never stuck to my skin to begin with, though I followed all instructions to the letter and had clean, dry skin. I felt the signals at a high setting and got some relief, and looked forward to using it again - however it never transmitted a signal again. I inserted fresh batteries, made sure I was following all instructions properly ... the indicators showed that it was working, but I felt nothing. A few people tried it and nothing. Overall, a waste. It's a shame, I was really looking forward to the pain relief! I attempted to get customer service for a refund or exchange and simply never was contacted back. I gave up after 4 months.

[The price i'm seeing represents a 25% reduction compared to the price I paid when ordered thru Amazon. And it's a 50% reduction from the current Walgreen's price. As some Presidential candidate recently said, "What have you got to lose?" Perhaps any illusions about the effectiveness of TENS devices--but educated choices are still worth "some prices."] I've tried several different TENS devices, and all are effective. The main question becomes one of convenience and dependability. The wireless remote with the Aleve is a huge advantage, eliminating the need for two-to-four entangling and bothersome wires. But there are questions about long-term, continuous use.: 1. The remote is small, made to slip on to a keychain. Will you be able to find it when it's needed most? 2. The device itself is heavy, made of the thickest rubber I've seen on a tens machine. Claims that it can be used throughout the day, while working and playing, seem dubious--unless you have with you extra conductive pads along with the conductive glues used to stick them to the human anatomy. Even then, excessive activity along with perspiration are likely to loosen the butterfly-shaped device from a "human back" that's diligently active. 3. The device will no doubt be most practical when used as the instructions suggest: take time for a 30-minute session while resting. Run it on high for 5 minues; then low for the next 20; then 5 to close out your session. Keep the number of daily sessions to a minimum--and don't forget the extra pads and glue. (I prefer Parker's conductive AND adhesive glue). 4. The remote requires the pairing of two active batteries--one on the device itself, and one in the remote. No doubt, owners will, at various times, experience the same sorts of problems that make Bluetooth pairing so dicey at times. When it works, everything seems automatic. As a result, I'm completely stumped when it doesn't work. Here's the "right" sequence for reviving an uncooperative TENS device : 1. Simultaneously depress the + and - button on the remote for approx. 5 seconds, or until a stable green light appears. 2. Unscrew the back of the butterfly flap (with a tiny Phillips, like the one that's included) and replace the batteries with two new AAA batteries, making sure you align positive and negative ends of the batteries as shown in the directions inside the battery chamber 3. Screw the battery cover back on, maximize the conductivity of the two pads on the flaps--either by replacing the old pads with new pads or by applying a conductive, adhesive gel to the flaps; 4. Press the button on the TENS device. It should flash, slowly, on and off. If repeated pushing of the button produces no light whatsoever, your batteries are bad or misaligned (in terms of the direction of positive and negative ends) or the TENS device is broken. 5. Assuming that the TENS device (the butterfly flaps) is blinking on and off, return to your remote switch and press on the + button until reaching the intensity you prefer. That's it. The Aleve device won't last forever, but it's sturdier and more dependable than anything else I've tried--wired or wireless. And it provides a stronger current that most of the others--but not strong enough to burn the skin (which I've experienced with the unit employing green patches). If you don't mind the wires, the Omron TENS machine is probably the most practical and reliable. (However, there are similar machines (from Hong Kong) that cost less. The ICY HOT patch (modeled on TV by Shaq O'Neal) I found to be the weakest among the current big 3 (Omron, Icy Hot and Aleve). In the past my preference has been for the tiny, lightweight TENS devices that permit attachment of the entire unit--including patch and batteries--directly to parts of the body. But they have to be cheap enough to permit purchase of several such devices at a time. (And I've found the cheap "mini-TENS" from the maker that uses green patches to be dicey--as though they've been in storage past their natural life. In fact, those green TENS devices exhibit poor quality control--capable of "frying" human skin on one occasion and proving inoperative on another. Almost all TENS devices wear out regularly and require replacement. Moreover, the user will eventually tire of that electronic vibration and consequent muscular contraction. It's smart to take a break from them every few weeks, and then come back to them. Though they work, I'm not one to buy the "science." They're effective, imo, largely because they produce a "distraction" from the pain--much like the adrenaline spurts that are experienced during times of stress. In the meantime, the Aleve TENS device is definitely on the way to a wireless tens device that can actually be worn throughout the day. Though the lack of new development in TENS machines and gadgets (which now occupy a shelf at Walgreen's, which is a far cry from the days when they were hard to elusive and quasi-legal) suggests that consumer demand has slackened--perhaps to the point of making R&D money wasted by the maker. They're probably a "novelty," but so are the dozens of over-priced creams containing "natural" cooling or heating or numbing properties (I just can't bring myself to buy a product--Blue Emu--that requires the farming and slaughter of these giant, Ostrich-like creatures). At least TENS machines produce a verifiable stimulus with proven symptomatic relief. All of the others (including rubbing aspirin products on the skin or 4% lidocaine) are, imy, primarily psychosomatic in their effectiveness (if any). Of course, you make an appointment with your doctor for a prescription for a creme containing 5% lidocaine (4% is the maximum permitted in over-the-counter anagelsics).. You'll go to more bother and expense--and for very little gain--(in lidocaine OR freedom from pain), but sometimes these emollients are more effective when we're assured they're prescribed by professionals just for us special patients.