Electronic Medical Pads

I have a commercial grade home tens machine from Omron.  It is adequate, and provides some relief, but sometimes, is not powerful enough.  This is the second home tens machine I have owned. I wore out the first one that I purchased at the fair; it was a Mini Masseuse.  The Omron model was about half as expensive as the Mini Masseuse.  Sometimes you get what you pay for.  After the Omron gets worn out, I will go back to the Mini Masseuse.  

A Day Off

Friday was the last day for me to work for 9 days.  I spent Saturday and Sunday pretty much as I would any weekend.  Except I slept in Saturday, and was lazy Sunday after waking up early to no electricity.  But, I did my typical weekend stuff.

I had thought to get up early today and walk and then start on chores and errands.  Well, I slept in.  That is okay.  I stayed up late to watch the rain delayed Texas Tech vs.Florida Gators baseball game in the NCAA College World Series.  Texas Tech won!  And, I decided not to walk.

I have a limited ability to do physical activities these days, and I decided to focus my day on the housecleaning that I wanted to do.

I made some phone calls, to the vet, and to get appointments for estimates on some carpet repair.  The regular reader will remember that last August, I had a leak that was eventually identified as coming from the air conditioner. We had to pull out the carpet pad and in spite of my good intentions, I never had that repaired.  It is time to do so. So I called to get some estimates. 

I also sent an email to try to connect with a potential speaker for our NASW luncheon CEU series. 

I read, I did some computer work, and I did what I really had planned to do:  Vacuum.

This turned into some serious, heavy house work:  I moved furniture.  I got out my Super Sliders (I was impressed.  The last time I saw them was 5 or more years ago, but they were right where I left them.) I moved the sofa, scrubbed some stains in the carpet on my hands and knees, and let it dry.  I also moved some other furniture, cleared some end tables, and let everything to dry.

I was concerned about hurting my back, but I was very careful with how I lifted, pushed, pulled and in general moved. I took a hot shower and rested for a few hours, and then went to the Catholic Charities Board of Directors meeting.  I was not in pain or even feeling much twinging.

I moved everything back when I got home from the meeting. Again, I was careful about my movements.  And after I put everything back,  I had some slight back pain.  I used some Biofreeze spray and decided to get out a back support for the lumbar support.  This one has a heat pad, and vibrator, and I decided to take advantage of those features, also.  They seem to be very comforting.

We shall see tomorrow how I am doing.  One of my neighbors, someone much older than me, is very physically active, doing all kinds of physical chores around her house. Then, she says she has to take 2-3 days to recuperate.  I hope that does not apply to me.

What The Heck

I have been thinking about getting a heated massage pad for some time.  Tonight, as I was doing some shopping, I saw one for $20.  I decided, what the heck.  I am not sure how much it will help me, but it certainly feels good and will not hurt. I am not thrilled that the heat is not as intense as I would like.  But the massage is really good.