Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is an excellent portable therapy unit similar to a TENS but much much better. It can also be compared to another unit I have called the TCM iMassager. I stopped using the TCM iMassager because the cost of replacement pads was outrageously high for cheap replacement pads that didn't stick as well as the original. This unit comes with 4 good pads which also work with the TCM iMassager! This was a pleasant surprise. The digital Physiotherapy Machine looks cheap but it's very powerful. It has 8 settings called acupuncture, stroke, massage, cupping, manipulation, scraping, immunotherapy and weight reducing. The TCM iMassager only has 5 modes. Each mode feels a little different but similar. You can also raise the settings by pressing "strong" repeatedly. If it's too strong, just press "weak" until it reaches a comfortable but strong level. Both this and the TCM iMassager are extremely powerful. This one, however, has more settings. I tried 2 minutes of each of the 8 settings (16 minutes total) on my knee which was painful yesterday. It erased most of the pain right away. This morning it was completely gone. I have an old injury which usually causes pain for 2-3 days if I do too much exercise. This machine, as well as the iMassager, are excellent devices for knocking out most or all of the pain. Unfortunately the unit did not come with instructions. However, if you try it and work with it you will easily figure out how to use it. If you press the "chien" button it switches to a Chinese display. If you press it again you will see the display in English. Each pad can be used at least a dozen or more times before it needs replacement. Another reviewer provided a link for inexpensive replacement pads which also work with the TCM iMassager as I mentioned previously. Which is the better unit between the TCM iMassager and the Digital Acupuncture Physiotherapy Machine? Although it's a close call, I'd go with the Digital Machine because it comes with 4 pads instead of 2 and because it has more therapy modes. Also the makers of the iMassager got greedy by charging over $30 for 4 cheaply made replacement pads.