Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in acute versus chronic low back pain
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for chronic low-back pain.
BACKGROUND Chronic low-back pain (LBP) affects a significant proportion of the population. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) was introduced more than 30 years ago as an adjunct to the pharmacological management of pain. However, despite its widespread use, the usefulness of TENS in chronic LBP is still controversial. OBJECTIVES The aim of this systematic review was to determi...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Practice
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2044-9038
DOI: 10.4172/clinical-practice.1000413