Low back pain (LBP) is a common problem that affects many people around the world. Physical exercise one of most commonly used interventions for LBP, but its effectiveness can be limited by experienced during exercise. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) non-invasive technique has been found to effective in reducing LBP patients. The aim this literature review investigate relatio...

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) has been reported to alleviate pain in chronic patients. Currently, there is limited knowledge how TENS affects can cause cortical neuromodulation and lead modulation of non-painful painful sensations. Our aim was therefore investigate the effect conventional, high-frequency on activation perceived sensations healthy subjects. We recorded somat...

Transcutaneous nerve stimulation (TENS) treatment was given for 30 min to 37 patients divided into 3 groups of 10 patients and 1 group of 7 patients. Two groups received low-frequency (2 Hz) and the other 2 groups high-frequency (100 Hz) stimulation. A diagnostic lumbar cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) sample was obtained immediately before and after stimulation. The CSF samples were subjected to anal...

Background: Generally, conservative interventions including physiotherapy modalities and manual therapy have been recommended in the management of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), but this subject has not been studied in diabetic patients with CTS. Therefore the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of manual therapy on diabetic patients with CTS. Methods: Thirty diabetic patients with...

This study examined whether transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation or interferential current was more effective in reducing experimentally induced heat pain. Forty-eight young healthy subjects were randomly divided into the following groups: (i) transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; (ii) interferential current; and (iii) no stimulation. A multi-function electrical stimulator was use...

The effects of pain stimulant and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on changes in substance P (SP) levels were investigated in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) and dorsal horn of the spinal cord of Sprague-Dawley rats. The rats were divided into three groups: control, formalin stimulation and formalin+TENS. In all rats, the right sciatic nerve was attached to a hook electrode for...

The treatment of chronic pain syndromes may include pharmacological, physiotherapeutic, and invasive methods. Considerable number of patients do not achieve sufficient pain relief with pharmacotherapy, in these patients with neuropathic pain, electrical neurostimulation may be applied. The available neurostimulation techniques which may be offered to the patients are: transcutaneous electrical ...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to determine if fixed-site high-frequency transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (FS-TENS) is effective in treating chronic low back and lower extremity pain. BACKGROUND Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is widely used for treatment of chronic pain. General-purpose transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation devices are designed for sti...

PURPOSE We defined basic guidelines for transcutaneous mechanical nerve stimulation in modifying pelvic floor responses in women and determined the efficacy of transcutaneous mechanical nerve stimulation in treating stress urinary incontinence. MATERIALS AND METHODS Perineal and clitoral transcutaneous mechanical nerve stimulation was performed in healthy volunteers while measuring changes in...

We investigated the effect of two frequencies of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) applied immediately after lesion on peripheral nerve regeneration after a mouse sciatic crush injury. The animals were anesthetized and subjected to crushing of the right sciatic nerve and then separated into three groups: nontreated, Low-TENS (4 Hz), and High-TENS (100 Hz). The animals of Low- a...