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Our Top Choice
HealthmateForever Pain Management Muscle Stimulator
HealthmateForever offers FDA-approved electrotherapy devices for home use, saving you money and time on expensive visits to the doctor.
Lightweight and portable. Stimulates multiple body parts at one time, with the ability to vary frequency levels for each body part. 20 levels of intensity to select from.
Display backlight should have an option to stay lit.
TENS & EMS
Stimulation and contraction
3 AAA batteries
4 wires, 4 body parts at once
15 programs
Best Value
Santamedical Handheld Electronic Pulse Massager
Gurin LLC makes Santamedical devices that include health and therapy aids, such as thermometers, fetal dopplers, and blood pressure monitors.
Great for stiff, sore muscles. High-frequency pulsation to relieve aches and pains. Set the timer and select the massage style and intensity level on the LCD display.
Some users feel it is not intense enough.
TENS
Stimulation
4 AAA batteries
2 wires, 2 body parts at once
6 programs
Pure Enrichment PurePulse Duo Combo Device
Pure Enrichment is a lifestyle brand with healthy living products that offer healing through light therapy, massage therapy, heating pads, and air purifiers.
Get the best of both worlds; relieves pain with eight preset TENS programs. Stimulates muscles and contracts them with six preset EMS programs. Dual channels with timer.
At times there have been reported inconsistencies in the frequency shifting between channels.
TENS & EMS
Stimulation and contraction
3 AAA batteries
2 wires, 2 body parts at once
14 programs
TruMedic Electronic Pulse Massager
TruMedic brings affordable pain relief devices to the market, and has a dedicated staff that provides excellent customer service for buyers of their massage and electrotherapy devices.
Massage, beat, and knead your way to a better body and pain relief. Windows reflect the intensity level dialed in with the adjustable thumbwheel.
Maximum timer setting is just 15 minutes for each session.
TENS
Stimulation
4 AAA batteries
2 wires, 2 body parts at once
3 programs
Omron Pain Relief TENS Unit
Omron is a Japanese company that specializes in electronics and creating innovative solutions through advanced technologies.
Offers five different intensity levels and three therapies for specific body parts. Clearly labeled buttons deliver pain management through two wires and four electrode pads.
Pads are on the smaller side, 1.5” x 1.5”.
TENS
Stimulation
2 AAA batteries
2 wires, 2 body parts at once
3 programs