The device has the CE mark for sale in Europe and I didn’t see anything relative to the FDA here, but it appears it is for sale on the website for anyone who wants to 
purchase the unit. When are they going to come out with one of these for the knee? It uses vibration therapy to relieve pain, thus it claims the need for drugs to tend to this matter are not needed. The device also works to increase blood flow to the tendon so healing can take place.
The device stops the pain signals before they are sent to the brain. In the press release one patient claims after 2 months the pain is gone and his elbow has returned to normal. The device was created and patented by a surgeon. It says the Tenease is small and can travel with you, well I guess as long as the TSA knows what it is. BD
(PRWeb UK/PRWEB ) January 24, 2010 -- From the 1st of February a new treatment for Tennis Elbow, a painful condition often unrelated to playing tennis, is available to sufferers. Anyone who has experienced the pain of lateral epicondylitis will know that a trip to the doctors is often of little use as there are few options for treatment. Rest, strapping of the elbow, steroid injections, anti-inflammatory drugs and surgery are some of the courses of treatment that are often recommended to alleviate the pain. However, none are effective and all treatments carry some degree of risk or side effects.
Developed over the last seven years and patented worldwide, a new device has now been launched to treat Tennis Elbow called Tenease. Tenease works to alleviate the pain caused by the condition and is also reported to accelerate the recovery of some users. Small, portable and suitable for home use the device straps to the elbow and works with low frequency vibrations to stimulate blood flow to the area and stop the pain by impeding the transmission of the pain signals to the brain.
There are many inventions that claim to be effective for pain relief which although harmless, have no scientific backing and are of little benefit to the user. Tenease has been rigorously tested by the MHRA, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Authority, over the last two years and has been awarded class IIa approval as a medical device for Tennis Elbow treatment. The product has been proven to work in medical trials and has been awarded a CE marking for sale in Europe.
Leading surgeon launches new device for the treatment of Tennis Elbow
wow!!! that a great news!!! there is now a device that can help ease the pain that i am experiencing occasionally on my Tennis elbow. hope this will be available on the store nearby. i hope this one works on my elbow.
ReplyDeleteThis product is ridiculously overpriced. You receive a $5 piece of plastic that vibrates a little bit. You could do the same thing with a child's toy. And when you return the product, they only refund $80 of you $100 spent. Total rip-off!
ReplyDelete"The amount refunded equals the full purchase price of the device less postage and packing charges of $4 (including addition postal charges if they were applied to the order) and a disposal charge of $15."
Anonymous, it seems that you are posting comments on every blog that talks about the Tenease, is it really that bad or you are just badmouthing the product?
ReplyDeleteMy wife and I are both RNs she in geriatric medicine and I in neurosurgery. This product is indeed cheaply made, overpriced and ineffective in treatment. The cheaper flex bar for the tendonopathy is much more effective than the blocking aspect of the Tenease. I am curious if a standard TENS unit would not be more effective.
ReplyDeleteI am trying to return the Tenease elbow relief product and can't even find an address where to return it. The company does snot answer the phone and one of the phone numbers listed on the website is not a working number. The product gave me no relief and, as others have said, was a cheaply made toy-totally ineffective.
ReplyDeleteI bought my one from Prevucare and haven't looked back since!
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