Electric Muscle Stimulator EMS & TENS - 8 Programs, 12 Adhesive Electrodes: TAMTEC Sport 2 Plus Complete Set – with: TENS, EMS, Active Recovery, IFC

I use this to help/rehabilitate a Parkinson's Disease patient with severe left-side neglect. The unit is very straightforward to use, but it can look intimidating. It took a few days for the patient's husband to feel comfortable with it. But once he used it a little he now loves it. We primarily use the R-stim settings, which are a little hard to find on consumer EMS units.When I chose this unit, I did so based on how difficult I felt other units were to use. In my case, the typical operator is someone in their 70s that does not use a computer and does not have a smart phone. So, touch screen based systems feel very foreign. I like this one because the settings are clearly marked. This unit also provides the type of EMS we wanted (Russian stimulation). We use the unit primarily to stimulate the arms/wrists. As for battery life, we haven't had a problem with it yet. It holds a sufficient charge to do several days of treatments 3 times a day.Adding an update over 6 months later. We used this to completely rehabilitate an am/hand that mysteriously went limp (this a severe dementia patient). We continue to use it to exercise the neglected left side, the treatment is guided by a physical therapist (They use various settings/modes) - We have been very very very pleased with this purchase.Maybe others will bump into this review coming from a Parkinson's/dementia search. We really wish we had learned about EMS treatments years earlier. They seem to be a powerful tool for slowing down or in some cases reversing neurological muscle problems. It is also sad that patients have to brave this stuff on their own, but we are very happy we bought/found this unit. We now have 2x2, 2x4, 3x5, and some butterfly electrodes we use.

I have been using this product on my lower back (lumbar region) and my knee now for 25 days and I could not be more happy with its performance! I really do not understand some of the negative reviews here and I think Amazon should take a closer look why some people gave lower grades to this product.Maybe they failed to read all the instructions correctly and operate the device correctly.Here is how I have been operating the device as I understood from the booklet instructions.1. Make sure the device is charged!2. Put the conductors and pads in the desired location on your body (obeying the instructions for places you should avoid as near your heart, and etc. Please read the instructions).3. Turn the device on. The switch button is on your right side next to the electrical plug-in charge.4. Chose what mode of vibration output you want, In this particular product, there are 8 modes of vibration.5. Set the time you want by pressing the orange button on your right side.6. Turn the device to vibrate in the desired mode (Is that orange button on your left!)7. Now you can work the slider button to activate the vibration of the pads. In this particular product, there are two sliders, one for each conductor plugin wire and pads. You will see a scale of bars on the panel as you press that upper button part. (Pressing up goes up, pressing down goes down). Go and press the slider slowly until you feel the first vibration. Then, you work your way up to the degree you can handle. You will probably feel that with time, your body become more used and resistant to the vibration. Then, you slowly press the upper slider button to increase your vibration.Obs: Be careful, it is very easy to forget you have all the conductors attached to your body and if the door bell rings or any other event happens in the house, you don't want to abruptly stand up and start walking with all these wires and the device attached to your body. Unless you will remember to pick up the device and carry with you, you will be dropping the device on the floor. I did this once and thank God it was on a soft part of the carpet.The device has been effective for me to massage and working up the pain. Like I said, I have been using in the lower back, (lumbar region) and knee and I have been feeling some positive results. 3 sets of 30 minutes every day will do very good. Maybe some people needs more time. Sure, as always this device can have different results for different types of people, depending on their physical issues. However, I feel that it is very effective for my case.

While this devices does seem to support all the modes it claims, it has zero adjustability. You get eight preset programs and can only change intensity. No ramp, width or rate. That’s fine for a cheap TENS unit, but this should have more features for the money. The shape of the device is large and isn’t comfortable to hold, so it’s inconvenient to use it while walking around the house.It’s a decent unit, but not worth the money.I sent it back and got a Twin Stim Plus that has all the same therapy types, but lets you adjust them extensively. It’s also a four channel unit and cost less than this. It also has a nice belt clip so I can walk around the house if I need to.

This unit has 8 programs - I bought it for the EMS program called Russian Stim - to help with my right anterior tibialis muscle and my case of "foot drop". It has much more power than the previous home device I purchased to provide Russian Stim EMS therapy. One can choose how long each program runs, and how strong the signal. One cannot alter the pattern of stimulation of any of the therapy modes. When I receive Russian Stim at my PT provider, they have the signal be full-on active for 10 seconds, then off for 10 seconds, with a "ramp" setting for how abruptly the signal kicks in. Those units cost thousands of dollars, though. This TAMTEC unit seems solidly constructed.