Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation: Mechanisms, Clinical Application and Evidence
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: basic science mechanisms and clinical effectiveness.
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is used clinically by a variety of health care professionals for the reduction of pain. Clinical effectiveness of TENS is controversial, with some studies supporting whereas others refute its clinical use. Although used by health professionals for decades, the mechanisms by which TENS produces analgesia or reduces pain are only recently being e...
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عنوان ژورنال: Reviews in Pain
سال: 2007
ISSN: 2042-1249
DOI: 10.1177/204946370700100103