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ArticleThe Cochrane database of systematic reviews2026

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for chronic neck pain.

Liang Chen, Wen-Hsuan Hou, Rachel Riera, Cheng Wei Su, Yi-Shiung Horng

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Article in The Cochrane database of systematic reviews, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Liang ChenDepartment of Medical Education, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Wen-Hsuan HouDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Rachel RieraEscola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo (Unifesp), Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Cheng Wei SuDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan.
Yi-Shiung HorngDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4800-3262

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis is a protocol for a Cochrane review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To evaluate the benefits and harms of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), used alone or as an adjunct to other interventions, compared with sham TENS, placebo, no treatment, or other clinical interventions in adults with chronic neck pain.

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Chronic PainNeck PainTranscutaneous Electric Nerve StimulationHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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PMID42635100
PMCPMC13501494

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