TENS device FDA-approved for migraine prevention
It’s the first device approved to prevent migraine headaches, and the first transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) device specifically authorized...
TENS to reduce pain intensity in patients with tennis elbow
People with “tennis elbow” (lateral epicondylitis) experience pain over the outer side of the elbow, which may extend down the...
SIT and the co-disciplinary pain clinic
Clinicians in California described their clinical practice, which uses the simultaneous interview technique (SIT).
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Complementary treatments for osteoarthritis
Former Medical Director, of the Rosenthal Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine, at Columbia University Medical Center, in New York...
TENS to treat latent myofascial trigger points
Myofascial trigger points may cause joint pain, headaches, and other kinds of pain so severe that it doesn’t respond well...
TENS for patients using ankle-foot orthosis following stroke
Orthosis is a device applied to a human limb in order to control or enhance movement or prevent bone movement...
TENS to treat upper trapeszius trigger points
Researchers at the Anglo-European College of Chiropractic, in Bournemouth, UK investigated the immediate effect of electric point stimulation (TENS) in...
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Review: Biofeedback for headache
Dr. Frank Andrasik (photo) at the University of West Florida, in Pensacola has reviewed the evidence for each category of...
Cochrane Library reviews real world chiropractic for early low back pain
It’s one of the most common and costly musculoskeletal problems. The authors evaluated the effects of combined chiropractic interventions on...
TENS for people with osteoporosis
Quadriceps activation deficits (delayed muscle activation, see photo) are common in people with tibiofemoral (knee) osteoarthritis. Researchers at the University...
TENS for cancer pain
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) devices produce electrical currents to stimulate nerves through unbroken skin. Here’s the Cochrane review.
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CAM for spinal cord injury pain
Researchers at the University Medical Centre Utrecht and De Hoogstraat, in The Netherlands surveyed the use of CAM in a...
Testing TENS for primary writing tremor
Primary writing tremor (PWT) is a type of task-specific tremor that occurs during and interferes with handwriting. It’s not “writers...
TENS for pain relief during labor?
There’s little evidence supporting the use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) during labor, but does that mean it shouldn’t...
Using TENS to treat pain after abortion
Researchers from Sahlgrenska University Hospital/Östra, in Göteborg, Sweden compared high-frequency, high-intensity transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) vs intravenous conventional pharmacological...
Using TENS to increase the effectiveness of exercise after stroke
Researchers from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University report benefit in hemiparetic (weakness on one side of the body) stroke survivors.
Massage to treat pruritus in burn patients
Itchiness is a common and distressing problem among patients with burn wounds. In a recent review, researchers from the UK...
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CAM options to treat pain at the end of life
Of the many symptoms experienced by those at the end of life, pain is one of the most common, feared,...
TENS for pain relief in labor
Despite limited evidence, this Cochrane review concludes that women should have the choice of using transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)...
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Non-pharmacological treatments for breathlessness
 Here are the results of a Cochrane review of non-drug options in advanced stages of malignant and non-malignant diseases.