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Is trans-cutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (tens) the same thing as a spinal cord stimulator? differences?
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Nope: Spinal cord simulator is surgically implanted. The TENS unit is worn and can be removed and easily adjusted by you or a physical therapist. This picture is of a typical TENS unit with its simulator, leads and adhesive electodes
Answered 9/12/2017
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