TENS may be a better way of helping him relieve his pain Place the electrodes across the pathway of the nerve, or on the affected area >From [log in to unmask] Fri Jan 29 12:49:35 1999 >Received: from naga.mailbase.ac.uk (naga.mailbase.ac.uk [128.240.226.3]) > by mailout1.mailbase.ac.uk (8.9.1a/8.9.1) with ESMTP id UAA29959; > Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:49:24 GMT >Received: (from daemon@localhost) > by naga.mailbase.ac.uk (8.8.x/Mailbase) id UAA12477; > Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:46:35 GMT >Received: from mail12.svr.pol.co.uk (mail12.svr.pol.co.uk [195.92.193.215]) > by naga.mailbase.ac.uk (8.8.x/Mailbase) with ESMTP id UAA12467; > Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:46:31 GMT >Received: from [195.92.197.25] (helo=mail17.svr.pol.co.uk) > by mail12.svr.pol.co.uk with esmtp (Exim 2.10 #1) > id 106Knh-0001zS-00 > for [log in to unmask]; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:46:01 +0000 >Received: from modem-110.thinker.dialup.pol.co.uk ([62.136.107.110] helo=ian-s-pc) > by mail17.svr.pol.co.uk with smtp (Exim 2.10 #1) > id 106Kmf-0002eN-00 > for [log in to unmask]; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:44:57 +0000 >X-Sender: [log in to unmask]@pop.freeserve.net >X-Mailer: QUALCOMM Windows Eudora Pro Version 4.0 >Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:26:09 +0000 >Mime-Version: 1.0 >Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >Message-Id: <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Herpes Zoster Opthalmicus >From: Alison Lawrence <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >X-List: [log in to unmask] >X-Unsub: To leave, send text 'leave physio' to [log in to unmask] >X-List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: [log in to unmask] >Sender: [log in to unmask] >Errors-To: [log in to unmask] >Precedence: list > >Does anyone have experience of using either a neurostimulator or >interferential for this condition. We have been referred a 54year old man >with this condition. In the past we have used interferetial but not on the >face. If it's possible what electrodes were used? Is there any evidence >that neurostimulation is useful in relieving the pain, if so what settings >were used? > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%