Customer Reviews

Prosepra Electronic Pulse Massager

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For those not familiar, TENS stands for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation. It is most commonly used to get rid of pain, particularly back pain- but TENS can work just about anywhere in the body that you hurt.

How does it do this? In short, by blocking your pain. Since pain is carried on the SMALL diameter nerve fibers, and the TENS unit stimulates the LARGE diameter sensory nerves- the result is that the pain signal is blocked by the tingly sensation that the TENS unit provides. Pretty neat. In case you're wondering, the pads help conduct the electricity from the unit to your skin. Know that they do wear out and lose their "stickiness" over time, so the set you get in the kit won't last you forever- but you can order more here on Amazon, among other places.

The Prosepra Electronic Pulse Massager is a pretty verstatile model for the money and allows you to use up to 4 electrode pads at the same time- allowing you to cover a lot of pain areas. A handy device that is used a lot by the medical profession, I think a lot of people will find it useful for common ailments such as back or neck pain. Those with a stiff, painful back might also want to check out Treat Your Own Spinal Stenosis.

Had the Dr Ho unit for 7-8 years but it finally quit working so we bought another one locally for $119 but when we tried it we realized that it only had 1 connector, even though it came with 2 sets of wires. I did some searching and found this Prosepra unit at Amazon for only $39.95 !!! Read the reviews and decided to order and give it a try. This is a MUCH MUCH better unit that the Dr Ho thing !!! It uses the same cables and pads as the Dr Ho, which was great as we had a few left. There are more settings and more features on this and it seems far more powerful and much more solid and better built........ and at a third of the price !!
We returned the Dr Ho unit and are keeping this one.
I highly recommend this unit , and Amazon had it shipped to me in Canada in record time, I ordered Sunday night, it shipped Monday morning and UPS had it to my door at lunchtime on Tuesday !! Cant beat that.

My wife fell and broke 13 bones - happily all ones that do not require surgery; but she had a lot of pain and found the TENS at therapy helped. I ordered this and was surprised how well it worked for such a low price; but there were some issues.

For one thing, there really isn't a "1" setting on the dials - so the lowest setting can feel a little, well, shocking for someone who is not used to this kind of therapy. This is especially true when the pads lose some of their stickiness and concentrate the power onto a smaller spot.

For another, the three available patterns (beat, knead, massage) each might be perfect for different things, but there is no way of telling without playing with them and seeing what works. My wife stuck with "massage" the whole time and ignored the other patterns.

Still, a good deal for the money. I, too, would recommend getting the Tac Gel and some more pads - the replacement ones are larger than the ones that come with the unit and that's an improvement.

I have not returned this unit, but intend on doing so. It does work, but only on generic programs for selected body areas.
1) The batteries (cheap chinese type) arrived dead.
2) At $18 (for 4 pads) replacement pads are very expensive and they recommend only using their brand.
3) Instructions are non-existent - there is more information in their advertisement than the manual.
4) This thing eats batteries, and does not have the option of 110v hookup. Purchase a 110v unit instead.

I used a Sonic unit in 2009 and 2010, went thru 2 of them. They operated on 110AC and cost over $100. See my review on amazon. This Prospera unit, at 1/3 the price suits me to a T. I get good battery life, replace them every 4-5 weeks and I use this almost every nite, running it thru at least a half dozen cycles per night.

I will say, however, that the 1st set of batteries that I put in, one of them exploded (popped actually) shortly after starting use. I expected a mess in the battery compartment, but no gooey mess, just replaced that one, apparently bad, battery.

I also am very satisfied with the life of the pads. I usually get 2-3 weeks of use for two pads. I lie on the pads and go to sleep with the unit on and sometimes I mangle the pad lead when rolling over in bed. I can sometimes straighten the wire (lead) and get a few more nights usage of the pad. I also find that after a weeks use (or so), I rinse the pads off with water and it seems to rejuvenate the pads a little.

I also like that the unit is silent. No beeping when setting it, or when a cycle ends, as with the Sonic unit. No dealing with a tangled AC cord either.

I have experienced that the unit will not work after restarting due to me having mangled a pad. Perhaps it's safety feature. But all I need do is unplug the wire and plug it in to the other port and it works fine. I've had to do this more than a few times and it always works when moving to the other port.

My mother bought this for me as a gift about 9 months ago and it has allowed me to avoid using pain meds. She also purchased one for herself and two of my siblings and we all love them.

I suffer from a sore/stiff back on a regular basis and occasionally need to go to the chiropractor. When I can't make it there for a while or as a pretreatment, this pulse massager is what I need. Of course this isn't as good as the machine they have at the clinic but it does the job of muscle stimulation. As for it being a battery drainer, I haven't experience it that badly yet. I have used it for about a hour or more a day for the past week and I still have the same batteries that came with it (though I mostly have only used 1 of the leads instead of two). Even my roommate is contemplating getting one for himself after trying this.

I will say this though, if you do purchase this item, do yourself a favor and get some backup electrodes as after several uses and some mishandling (thanks to my family), the adhesion and conductivity loose their effects. You can clean them off with a moist paper towel but that method can only go so far.

I wasn't expecting too much out of this massager, but at less than $40, I thought that I would give it a chance. I have not been disappointed. The biggest advantage it has is convenience. I own several other massagers that provide more (though different) relief, but this one I can use sitting in my chair, walking around the house, etc. The fact that the electrodes stay attached make this unit more versatile than my other massagers. It has plenty of power for me; I have never set the dial for higher than 4 (out of 10) and even that level is often too intense. The pads are reusable, but they do eventually lose their stickiness, even if you clean them off with soap and water. I do not have a lot of experience with EMS devices, so I don't know for sure how well this one stacks up. I have been really pleased with it.

It was great at first - came packaged with the 4 AAA batteries, and worked just fine until the start of week 2, when it refused to turn on. Replacing the batteries - switching out 8 different AAA's didn't help. Device refused to turn on. All in all I used it about 10 times over 2 weeks. I'll begin processing a return. I wouldn't bother with this; there is no alternative power source other than batteries, which is great for travel - but not great if it won't turn on!

Works great and a bargain. Setting 1 is intense but it also depends on where you put it. On my back setting 1 is too soft but on a sore knotted thigh muscle setting 1 is great. This is a life saver for hard knots in you shoulders.

I'll be sending one to my family members with back problems for Christmas.

My wife and I have been very please with the results of using tha Prosepra Electronic Pulse Massager. My wife uses it on her shoulder and I use it on my lower back. I would recommend this product to a friend.