DIY Combined At-Home Treatments
One method we encourage you to try is combining different stimulation types to get a multimodal treatment device. This means taking different drug-free treatments and applying them to the area of discomfort simultaneously. The idea behind this is to attack your symptoms from different sources of pain. Do keep in mind that many stimulants affect patients differently so test different combinations until you find what works for you.
Example
1. TENS Unit
2. ICY Hot Packs
3. Blood Pressure Cuffs
To the left, you can see one example of combining treatments with one electrical stimulation (TENS), one thermal stimulation (IcyHot), and one tactile stimulation (pneumatic compression). For more information on creating a DIY combined treatment device, see our instruction manual attached below. This manual provides information about TENS electrode placement, thermal stimulation options, pneumatic compression options (including building your own system), and overall assembly.
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Instruction Manual Download
