Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) versus placebo for 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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BACKGROUND Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) was introduced more than 30 years ago as a therapeutic adjunct to the pharmacological management of pain. However, despite widespread use, its effectiveness in chronic low-back pain (LBP) is still controversial. OBJECTIVES To determine whether TENS is more effective than placebo for the management of chronic LBP. SEARCH STRATEGY ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1465-1858
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd003008.pub3