Oddly enough, while attending a travel show there was a
booth that was promoting an electronic device that is used to relax muscles and
stimulate nerves. When I went to thechiropractor they used a similar device. The device has four pads that you place on the areas of tension for you. For migraines it is suggested that you place them on your shoulders, upper back and neck.
The pads are connected to wires and when it is turned on it
will send a small electronic pulse causing the muscles to contract and then
release. You can control the intensity as
well as various pulse patterns. For
example one feels like vibrating while another feels like pounding.
It’s a little weird at first because your muscles are
contracting without you controlling it but I find it to be very relaxing. With some of my migraines I can feel it in my
left shoulder beforehand. The muscles in
my shoulder will start tightening up to the point it’s painful. When this starts to happen I will put this
device on in order to loosen that muscle up.
You can find these devices on Amazon from $20 to $199. They go by different names, if you search for
electronic muscle stimulator or electronic pulse massager, you will find a wide
variety of these devices.
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