scholarly journals Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for the Long‐Term Treatment of Ocular Pain

2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (6) ◽  
pp. 871-877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristen Zayan ◽  
Shruti Aggarwal ◽  
Elizabeth Felix ◽  
Roy Levitt ◽  
Konstantinos Sarantopoulos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Term Treatment ◽  
Ocular Pain ◽  
Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Long Term Treatment

scholarly journals What Makes Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Work? Making Sense of the Mixed Results in the Clinical Literature

2013 ◽  
Vol 93 (10) ◽  
pp. 1397-1402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen A. Sluka ◽  
Jan M. Bjordal ◽  
Serge Marchand ◽  
Barbara A. Rakel
Keyword(s):  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Outcome Measurement ◽  
Opioid Use ◽  
Electrical Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Nonpharmacological Treatment ◽  
Making Sense ◽  
Clinical Literature ◽  
Comparison Groups

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a nonpharmacological treatment for control of pain. It has come under much scrutiny lately with the Center for Medicare Services rendering a recent decision stating that “TENS is not reasonable and necessary for the treatment of CLBP [chronic low back pain].” When reading and analyzing the existing literature for which systematic reviews show that TENS is inconclusive or ineffective, it is clear that a number of variables related to TENS application have not been considered. Although many of the trials were designed with the highest of standards, recent evidence suggests that factors related to TENS application need to be considered in an assessment of efficacy. These factors include dosing of TENS, negative interactions with long-term opioid use, the population and outcome assessed, timing of outcome measurement, and comparison groups. The purpose of this perspective is to highlight and interpret recent evidence to help improve the design of clinical trials and the efficacy of TENS in the clinical setting.

Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation for the Long-Term Treatment of Overactive Bladder: 3-Year Results of the STEP Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 189 (6) ◽  
pp. 2194-2201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth M. Peters ◽  
Donna J. Carrico ◽  
Leslie S. Wooldridge ◽  
Christopher J. Miller ◽  
Scott A. MacDiarmid
Keyword(s):  
Overactive Bladder ◽  
Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Tibial Nerve ◽  
Term Treatment ◽  
Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Tibial Nerve Stimulation ◽  
Long Term Treatment ◽  
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