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Chronic Health Conditions Discussion and Support

hlthe2b

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3. A TENS unit can be very helpful--as can percussive massage, infrared (cold laser) devices & joint injections...

Reply to Bayard (Original post)

Wed May 28, 2025, 05:31 PM

May 28

and acupuncture.

But don't underestimate the value of stretching. We all hear it (and honestly, mostly all ignore it), but with hip pain, it REALLY can make a difference. (I know, having lived 26 years with a horrendous ankle injury suffered on the day of Columbine, so I do remember, and which has put tremendous contralateral pressure on my opposite hip.)

Here's a good article with routines to get you started:
https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/325029#knee-lift

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Does anyone use a TENS unit, and have a brand recommendation? [View all] Bayard May 28 OP

I have a Traildogbob May 28 #1

Get one that recharges with a usb port DUgosh May 28 #2

A TENS unit can be very helpful--as can percussive massage, infrared (cold laser) devices & joint injections... hlthe2b May 28 #3

I do have a whole stretching routine Bayard May 28 #6

TENS 7000 Rechargeable TENS Unit usb-c f'rinstance justaprogressive May 28 #4

Is this one you personally use? Bayard May 28 #5

No..I have an off-brand justaprogressive May 29 #7