ArticleThe Libyan journal of medicine2009
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) A Possible Aid for Pain Relief in Developing Countries?
Article in The Libyan journal of medicine, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07569705 (Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Postoperative Diaphragmatic Dysfunction in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery), which is not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Postoperative Diaphragmatic Dysfunction in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pooled it
- Randomized Pilot Study of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Neuropathic/Nociplastic Ocular Pain.American journal of ophthalmology · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of whole-body electromyostimulation on knee pain and physical function in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- The role of TENS therapy in reducing the incidence of post-Caesarean section wound infection.International wound journal · 2024Trial
- Comparison of the effects of modified constraint-induced movement therapy and intensive conventional therapy with a botulinum-a toxin injection on upper limb motor function recovery in patients with stroke.The Libyan journal of medicine · 2019Trial
- Electrotherapy in Oncology Rehabilitation: Current Evidence, Safety Considerations, and Future Perspectives.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Development and validation of the electrosacrogram (ESG): a digital point-of-care tool for real-time neuro-sacral assessment after spinal cord injury.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2025Article
- Review
- Comparative Evaluation of Different Pain-alleviating Methods on Child's Dental Anxiety and Pain Perception during Local Anesthesia Administration: A Clinical Study.International journal of clinical pediatric dentistry · 2024Article
- Review
- Novel Techniques for Musculoskeletal Pain Management after Orthopedic Surgical Procedures: A Systematic Review.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- A Review of Chronic Pain and Device Interventions: Benefits and Future Directions.Pain and therapy · 2023Review
- Does TENS Reduce the Intensity of Acute and Chronic Pain? A Comprehensive Appraisal of the Characteristics and Outcomes of 169 Reviews and 49 Meta-Analyses.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2021Review
- Ultra-Low Frequency Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Pain Modulation in a Rat Model with Myogenous Temporomandibular Dysfunction.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021Article
- Long-Term Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation as a Treatment for Ocular Pain.Neuromodulation : journal of the International Neuromodulation Society · 2021Article
- Care for patients with musculoskeletal pain during the COVID-19 pandemic: Physical therapy and rehabilitation suggestions for pain management.Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA · 2020Review
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Relieving Neuropathic Pain: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Applications.Current pain and headache reports · 2020Review
- Canine thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation and rehabilitation therapy after surgical decompression: A retrospective study.Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research · 2019Article
- Effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on pain after impacted third molar surgery.Medicina oral, patologia oral y cirugia bucal · 2019Article
- Current Innovations in Peripheral Nerve Stimulation.Pain research and treatment · 2018Review
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Abstract
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) refers to the delivery of electrical currents through the skin to activate peripheral nerves. The technique is widely used in developed countries to relieve a wide range of acute and chronic pain conditions, including pain resulting from cancer and its treatment. There are many systematic reviews on TENS although evidence is often inconclusive because of shortcomings in randomised control trials methodology. In this overview the basic science behind TENS will be discussed, the evidence of its effectiveness in specific clinical conditions analysed and a case for its use in pain management in developing countries will be made.
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