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Dear Bernedette, I have treated a patient with painful testicles. He responded to McKenzie treatment for low thoracic / upper lumbar problem. He did not have pain in his back, but the area was painful to palpation, and his testicular pain resolved with treatment. I did nothing directly to his testicular region. If you are going to use e-stim, I would recommend putting it next to the spine at the level which includes testicles in dermatome. (Sorry that I don't have time to look that up for you right now.) Good luck & please let us know how your patient responds to PT Rx. Sarah Fern Striffler, PT ----- Original Message ----- From: Bernadette Sangeelee To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Monday, July 08, 2002 4:48 PM Subject: Contra indications voor electro therapy Dear all, An urologist asked for my help with a patient with painful testicles. He can not find anything untoward. So he wonders if physiotherapy might help. I have been bouncing ideas off my colleague and could not come up with valid reasons not to try ultrasound (not a very nice prospect though), interferential therapy or pulsed shortwave diathermy, for pain relief, unless this patient is of an age where fatherhood might still be considered. Does anyone has any ideas on this? Bernadette Sangeelee.