TENS-TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION

SUMMARY

1. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) is a method of electrical stimulation which primarily aims to provide analgesia by exciting sensory nerves and thereby stimulating either the pain gate mechanism and/or the opioid system.

2. Electrodes may be placed over peripheral nerves, nerve roots, acupuncture points as areas surrounding the areas of pain (such as proximal, distal or contralateral limb).

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