HAVE YOU BEEN TO THE P/T YET. PLEASE FIND A CLINIC, THEY WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR PAIN, THEY DO TREATMENTS HOT COMPRESSIONS, EXERCISES, AND WILL APPLY THE TENS UNIT THE ELECTTODES FOR STRENGTENNG AND STIMULATING YOUR NERVES. THEY WILL ORDER YOU A TENS UNIT TO TAKE HOME AND USE IT WHEN YOU HAVE PAIN, IN THE BACK. THE DR. USUALLY IS THERE WITH MEDS, THERAPY ADN TREATMENTS. PLEASE TRY THIS FIRST. I HAVE OR HAD A BULGING DISK IN BACK AND NECK, AND DO NOT HAVE ANY PAIN NOW. WHEN I DO , I USE THE TENS UNIT THEY HAVE ALL KINDS OF SETTINGS. IT ALMOST GOES AWAY AFTER INSTANTLY. IF YOU DONT' KNOW WHAT IT IS YOU CAN EMAIL ME FOR MORE INFO. IT ALL WORKS WONDERS AND THEY WORK WITH YOU. PHYSICAL THERAPY WELLNESS CENTERS. HOPE YOU FIND THE RIGHT ONE. DO NOT GIVE UP. NO DR. EVER GAVE ME A TENS UNIT, OR LANDOCAINE PADS, FOR MY BACK. SOMETIMES ALL THEY SAY IS SURGERY. THERE ARE RISKS SERIOUS ONES. A FRIEND HAD BACK SURGERY WHO WAS CHRISTIAN WITH A FAMILY, AND DIED FROM A BLOOD CLOT. SORRY IF THIS ISN'T ENCOURAGING, JUST BEING TRUTHFULL, CHECK WITH YOUR DR. FOR THE TENS UNIT, IT HAS 4 STICKY PADS ATTACHED TO THE UNIT AND DIFFERENT SETTINGS. HELPS EVERY TIME. A BLESSING TO ME TO HAVE FOUND THAT DR. GOD HELP YOU AND LEAD YOU IN THE WAY TO GO. IN JESUS NAME I PRAY FOR YOU. A MEN