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| Just wondering if anyone has ever used one on a horse and if there were special procedures to use them. One person said you needed to have the area wet??? or have the horse stand in water? |
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| Good lord, DO NOT use it with water! It is an electrical current!
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Location: Phoenix | When you use it on humans you're supposed to use something like an aloe vera underneath the pads. I just don't see how it would work on a horse with all that hair… I mean the tens unit all it is is an electrical current so it stimulates the brain and makes the brain not feel the pain but I just don't think it's worth it.... it helps me relax but that's about it and it sort of takes away the pain but I need the good stuff--the unit only available to chiropractors actually twitches the muscle and releases tension. Electric current doesn't do a whole lot. To me at least!! |
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Location: Florida.. | It goes to the nerves so it wont help anything but nerve pain.. from my experiences..
and I dont think it will do much for a horse and please dont wet it
and we have never used anything under it.. |
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| The electrode pads are already gelled. You also need to start out as low as possible has horses are EXTREMELY susceptible to electricity. You need a VERY laid back, trusting horse otherwise you will have a wreck on your hands. Yes, I used one on a radial nerve issue. No, I wouldn't recommend it. Especially if you need to ask about it on a forum. Not to be rude, but it's not something to just willy nilly ask about, hook up and light the horse up. |
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| No don't use a human grade tens unit on a horse, because the horse won't tolerate the milliamperage they produce. You can have fabulous results, however, with a unit that works in the MICROAMPERAGE range, as in the Best-Vet, Acuscope/Myopulse, MicroPlus, Precision, and a few others that are on the market for horses. And YES you do have to use water and or a conductive gel beneath the electrodes to allow the current to pass through the horses hair and into the tissue beneath. Without the moisture, the horse can get an unfavorable tingling zapping sensation. Microcurrent for horses has been used for the last 40 years succesfully. |
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Location: Missouri | I've actually wondered the same thing, so I'm glad you asked.
My husband has one and the pads do have gel, but the instructions say to wet them as well.
I HATE the thing! I can't believe another poster said it does nothing for them. It makes me scream in agony and curl into fetal position! haha! It feels like someone grabbing and twisting my muscles repeatedly, or jabbing me with a hot poker...depending on the setting! lol!
My husband loves it! He has neck and back pain from an old injury. He feels instant relief. He can even walk around doing other things while wearing it!
Another poster said it's used for nerve pain, but I do not think that is an accurate description. It does stimulate the nerves, but it is used to treat chronic musculoskeletal pain, and a gazillion other things.
So, I'm still curious if some horses could benefit. I think maybe...
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Location: Missouri | trickster j - 2015-10-31 9:41 PM No don't use a human grade tens unit on a horse, because the horse won't tolerate the milliamperage they produce. You can have fabulous results, however, with a unit that works in the MICROAMPERAGE range, as in the Best-Vet, Acuscope/Myopulse, MicroPlus, Precision, and a few others that are on the market for horses. And YES you do have to use water and or a conductive gel beneath the electrodes to allow the current to pass through the horses hair and into the tissue beneath. Without the moisture, the horse can get an unfavorable tingling zapping sensation. Microcurrent for horses has been used for the last 40 years succesfully.
Ahh! Makes sense! Thanks for the info! |
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| just4fun - 2015-10-31 7:49 PM trickster j - 2015-10-31 9:41 PM No don't use a human grade tens unit on a horse, because the horse won't tolerate the milliamperage they produce. You can have fabulous results, however, with a unit that works in the MICROAMPERAGE range, as in the Best-Vet, Acuscope/Myopulse, MicroPlus, Precision, and a few others that are on the market for horses. And YES you do have to use water and or a conductive gel beneath the electrodes to allow the current to pass through the horses hair and into the tissue beneath. Without the moisture, the horse can get an unfavorable tingling zapping sensation. Microcurrent for horses has been used for the last 40 years succesfully. Ahh! Makes sense! Thanks for the info!
Absolutely! You are welcome! I'm a certified trainer and dealer for Avazzia Best-Vet microcurrent units- you can ask me anything and I will try to clarify! And if I can't, I know alot of other equine therapists who probably could! :) |
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Location: Florida.. | trickster j - 2015-11-01 8:18 AM just4fun - 2015-10-31 7:49 PM trickster j - 2015-10-31 9:41 PM No don't use a human grade tens unit on a horse, because the horse won't tolerate the milliamperage they produce. You can have fabulous results, however, with a unit that works in the MICROAMPERAGE range, as in the Best-Vet, Acuscope/Myopulse, MicroPlus, Precision, and a few others that are on the market for horses. And YES you do have to use water and or a conductive gel beneath the electrodes to allow the current to pass through the horses hair and into the tissue beneath. Without the moisture, the horse can get an unfavorable tingling zapping sensation. Microcurrent for horses has been used for the last 40 years succesfully. Ahh! Makes sense! Thanks for the info!
thats what we use |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | I know a couple people who have used human tens units on horses for years and they swear by them. They weren't very expensive....less than $100. Also, I do know there are units available for human use that operate at very low, microvoltage. |
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| Bibliafarm - 2015-11-01 5:48 AM trickster j - 2015-11-01 8:18 AM just4fun - 2015-10-31 7:49 PM trickster j - 2015-10-31 9:41 PM No don't use a human grade tens unit on a horse, because the horse won't tolerate the milliamperage they produce. You can have fabulous results, however, with a unit that works in the MICROAMPERAGE range, as in the Best-Vet, Acuscope/Myopulse, MicroPlus, Precision, and a few others that are on the market for horses. And YES you do have to use water and or a conductive gel beneath the electrodes to allow the current to pass through the horses hair and into the tissue beneath. Without the moisture, the horse can get an unfavorable tingling zapping sensation. Microcurrent for horses has been used for the last 40 years succesfully. Ahh! Makes sense! Thanks for the info!
They are great pieces of equipment- tried and true and one of the originals! :) |
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| Bear - 2015-11-01 6:36 AM I know a couple people who have used human tens units on horses for years and they swear by them. They weren't very expensive....less than $100. Also, I do know there are units available for human use that operate at very low, microvoltage.
You can buy anything for human use- lol. And you can also put anything you want on your horse- microcurrent has lots more research backing it's usefulness on horses than millamperage- most horses are too sensitive for any voltage beyond the microamp range. |
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Location: Bastrop, Texas | trickster j - 2015-11-01 8:55 AM
Bear - 2015-11-01 6:36 AM I know a couple people who have used human tens units on horses for years and they swear by them. They weren't very expensive....less than $100. Also, I do know there are units available for human use that operate at very low, microvoltage.
You can buy anything for human use- lol. And you can also put anything you want on your horse- microcurrent has lots more research backing it's usefulness on horses than millamperage- most horses are too sensitive for any voltage beyond the microamp range.
That's true. I don't have any personal experience with tens units on horses.
I don't know what exact tens units they were using, but I do know they said they were inexpensive human units. There are inexpensive ones that run under $100 that operate on the micro-current level. Before buying one on the expensive equine tens units for several hundred or even over 1000 dollars, I would try one of the inexpensive human units. If it didn't work on my horse, I could keep it for myself, should the need arise.
The one fella who used a TENS unit had an older horse with soreness along his back that was found by a chiro. The chiro recommended a human tens unit that was about the size of a cell phone. He used pads that I think already had gel on them and they were pretty cheap as well. He hung it on a surcingle and it ran while the horse was eating hay. I was curious, so I asked him. That's all I remember. It was pretty inexpensive and the settings were easy. The horse was used for team penning, I think. |
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| You can purchase a MicroPlus for around $70.00 that can produce both micro and milliamperes. They are a great buy for use on both horses and humans! :) |
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