While transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) had long been the most effective treatment for chronic low back pain, a new study voices doubt over this belief. Read more »
A Pain Therapy Not Advised For Back (OfficialWire)
U.S. neurologists have issued new guidelines for transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation used to treat pain. Read more »
A pain therapy not advised for back (UPI)
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Guideline: Widely Used Device For Pain Therapy Not Recommended For Chronic Low Back Pain (Medical News Today)
A new guideline issued by the American Academy of Neurology finds that transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS), a widely used pain therapy involving a portable device, is not recommended to treat chronic low-back pain pain that has persisted for three months or longer because research shows it is not effective. The guideline is published in the December 30, 2009, online issue of ... Read more »
Guideline: Widely used device for pain therapy not recommended for chronic low back pain (PhysOrg)
A new guideline issued by the American Academy of Neurology finds that transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS), a widely used pain therapy involving a portable device, is not recommended to treat chronic low-back pain -- pain that has persisted for three months or longer -- because research shows it is not effective. Read more »
Nerve Stimulation Device Doesn’t Ease Most Back Pain (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- If you're thinking of using the portable device called transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) to ease your chronic low back pain, the American Academy of Neurology has some advice for you: Don't bother. Read more »
