TENS Unit Muscle Stimulator – 24 Massage Modes, Touchscreen EMS Device, Dual Channel, Rechargeable, Deep Tissue Pain Relief for Back, Shoulder, Sciatica, Tendonitis, Plantar Fasciitis,8 Electrodes

This is a compact unit that can accommodate 4 pads total at a time (A and B inputs that have 2 leads each). While it can't take as many inputs as the one at physical therapy, I'd argue it's just as powerful. The main unit seems well made, and the cords, inputs, connections, etc. seem fine, if not quite as robust as the unit at my physical therapist's office. I got frozen shoulder (adhesive capsulitis) after a fall while skiing a few years back. The orthopedic surgeon prescribed physical therapy and maybe ONE cortisone shot (and fingers crossed to avoid surgery). Well, I started with PT, which did help, and the exercises I did at home were helping strengthen my muscles. The use of e-stim along with everything else made all the difference. It really helped relax my muscles and relieve my pain for a while after using it. Once I was done with physical therapy, I really missed the 20-30 minutes with the e-stim machine at the end of my session. That was about 2 years ago, and wouldn't you know it, I hurt my other shoulder. Well, I can pretty much tell this is the same animal (it feels exactly like what happened to the other shoulder. I pulled out my exercise sheets and have been doing those, and icing and heating my shoulder (just a little heat, more icing). No cortisone this time as I don't think I really need it now that I understand how this all works. The thing that I didn't have though, was the e-stim machine. Enter a search on Amazon and voila: options galore. But, which to choose. Well after reading many reviews and going out to search engines to read articles and yet more reviews, I decided to give this one a try. It has not disappointed me. It has 6 different options for type of stimulation and varying patterns for each of those, and then you can increase/decrease the intensity of your chosen option and pattern. So far, I can only tolerate up to intensity level 2-3 of any option. The usb charger works fine, as do the leads where you attach the pads. There are 8 pads (4 sets of two) in the box, but they are reusable (make sure your skin is clean and dry, handle the pads with care). There is a "holder" for one set of pads after use (you stick one pad to each side and wrap the lead cord around it) that will help you store the pads between uses. I actually went to the company website and purchased a second holder for the other lead cord/pads if I decide to use 4 pads. I also purchased replacement pads on the company site because I know my husband will end up using this too.So, first impressions are great. This is a wonderful tool to help with pain while I rehab my other shoulder. It will be helpful for dealing with other pain and stiffness from just working out, or just getting older, lol. If something should change, I'll update this review, but for now I'm just happy to have a tool like this that works like the professional tool available at my PT's office. Being able to do this at home saves me time and co-pays. Now, I'm not saying don't go to physical therapy/doctor if you're having pain because you may need to do exactly that. In my case, though, where I know what's going on and know my body, I'm reasonably certain of my situation and what I need to do.

The media could not be loaded. Easy to use and it does the job!

is very small and compact so I can carry around and get therapy. works out the ache in my muscles very well. the only negative I have is the pads felt like they were stinging a little, so I switched to my ISTIM pads and no more stinging and work the muscles comfortably without any stinging. I highly recommend especially the price is very good and I got 1/2 off on prime day.. so very happy

I own a Techcare Plus24 so my review will compare these two products.The TouchX is a touchscreen model that also has buttons on the side (power switch, increase/decrease strength on output A and B on each side, and lock button). The touch options are time (10-60 mins), 6 functions (24 modes), increase/decrease strength on A/B.Like the Plus24, this also came with an acupressure point map with legend, illustrated card for pad placement with common issues, user manual. If you registered the product, you can email the company and receive 5 sets of replacement pads (10 total). It originally comes with 4 sets of pads (8 total).The design of the TouchX was very clean (icons represent the 6 functions) but I preferred the Plus24 using words. This device is a lot stronger than the Plus 24 but I feel like the strength between levels could be more gradual. If the sensation was too strong, I found that the next strength up was too strong so I had to use the lower strength. I liked that this product was lightweight because it's easy to carry around especially on the clip on carrying belt. I liked that there was both a button option and touchscreen option to increase and lower the strength, the only issue I had with the touch screen strength was that it was way to press the time button accidentally when adjusting the power.Another improvement over the Plus24 is that you can select the mode you want directly. With the Plus24, you has to keep pressing the mode button until you reached your desired mode. The lock button was also very useful! Once locked, it prevents you from accidentally changing the mode or other options until you unlocked it.My favorite settings were the 1st (tapping/pulsing) and acupuncture. I think a lot of machine is trial and error to see what you like best. I found a lot of the modes very similar. I tested this on my carpal tunnel, bottom of foot + inner ankle (insomnia) , inner elbow. It worked well to calm the areas. My main focus was lowering inflammation/pain in the areas.I was selected to test this product from Techcare. Customer service was very helpful and very quick with responding to questions. I requested a document to describe the 24 modes.This would be a good purchase if someone is looking for a lightweight device that has both TENS and EMS functions and is looking for an updated device with more strength.

This is amazing. It helps my pain so much and it’s very easy to use! Definitely a great investment.