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{{stub}} '''TENS''' or '''Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation''' is a treatment that aims to relieve or reduce pain by using eletrodes attached to the skin in order to stimulate nerves. No drugs or injections are involved in TENS.<ref name="au">{{Cite web|url=https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/tens | title = TENS (Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) | last = | first = | author-link =| date = 2020-08-14 | website = HealthDirect Australia|language=en-AU|archive-url=|archive-date=|url-status=|access-date=2021-12-25}}</ref><ref name="PMC2746624">{{Cite journal | title = Effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Treatment of Hyperalgesia and Pain | date = Dec 2008|url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2746624/|journal=Current rheumatology reports|volume=10|issue=6|pages=492β499 | last =DeSantana | first=Josimari M.|author-link = | last2 = Walsh | first2 = Deirdre M.|author-link2 = | last3 = Vance | first3 = Carol | author-link3 = | last4 = Rakel | first4 = Barbara A. | authorlink4 = | last5 = Sluka | first5 = Kathleen A. | authorlink5 = |doi=|pmc=2746624|pmid=19007541|access-date=|issn=1523-3774|quote=|via=}}</ref> ==Theory== ==Evidence== TENS is a well-established treatment for [[chronic pain]] and pain during childbirth.<ref name="au"/> A recent review found evidence for the effectiveness of TENS for mechanical [[hyperalgesia]], and there is limited evidence from an animal study that it may help [[allodynia]]. Particular localization pain conditions such as chronic [[lower back pain]] have less evidence for the use of TENS.<ref name="PMC2746624":> ==Clinicians== ==Risks and safety== ==Costs and availability== Very widely available, and TENS machines can also be bought for home use in most countries. ==See also == *[[Chronic pain]] *[[Nerve pain]] ==Learn more == *[https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/tens TENS] - Health Guide (Australia) ==References == {{Reflist}} [[Category:Electrical and nerve stimulation]] [[Category:Drug-free pain management]] [[Category:Nerve-based treatments]] [[Category:Potential treatments]]
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