Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for acute pain

Abstract

The purpose of this review was to determine the effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in relieving acute pain in adults when applied as a sole treatment. This review included 12 randomised controlled trials; however it was only possible to extract data from six included studies (total of 339 participants at entry). Overall, the methodological quality of the evidence was poor. The review found insufficient evidence to draw any conclusions about the effectiveness of TENS for the treatment of acute pain in adults. © 2011 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.