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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
Postgraduate Medicine, 1985Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a commonly used method of treating patients with pain, both acute and chronic. Although several hypotheses have been proposed, the mechanism by which TENS alters pain perception is still unknown.
Rajka Soric, Michael Devlin
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for knee osteoarthritis
2000Osteoarthritis (OA) is a disease that affects synovial joints, which mainly causes degeneration and destruction of hyaline cartilage. To date, no curative treatment for OA exists. The primary goals for OA therapy are to relieve pain, maintain or improve functional status, and minimize deformity.
Vivian Welch +6 more
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
1994This modality has been known to be used as far back as 2000 years ago. Records have been found dating back to Roman times which describe the touching of an electrical fish as being efficacious in painful conditions.
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Dermatitis from transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 1982Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) is an effective treatment modality for chronic pain. Electrical impulses produced by a portable stimulator are transmitted by cable to electrodes which are attached to specific areas of the body by tape or adhesive.
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the management of pacreatitis pain
Pain, 1978The application of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) to the abdomen produced prompt and sustained relief of the pain associated with pancreatitis in five patients and in another patient with probable acute pancreatitis. The disorder was acute in two patients and recurrent in four.
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation to relieve pain
Postgraduate Medicine, 1976As a therapeutic technique, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is in its infancy, but the instrumentation is rapidly becoming more sophisticated. Mindful of precautions and of the practical limitations of the technique, the practicing physician may find it worthy of serious consideration, particularly in relieving pain on a short-term basis.
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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
2009Publisher Summary This chapter focuses on the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), which involves the application of electrical currents to the skin primarily for the purposes of pain relief. It is a safe, noninvasive treatment that can be self-administered and can be used to treat both acute and chronic pain.
Kathleen A. Sluka +2 more
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Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation in chronic subjective tinnitus.
American Journal of Otolaryngology, 2022Zehra Aydoğan +3 more
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