Establishing a postsurgical TENS program.

Abstract

The December 1978 issue of Physical Therapy afforded the clinician a sound theoretical and biographical presentation of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). Although Gersh offers some practical guidelines for the use of TENS,1 this information needs to be expanded to include a day-to-day perspective on the postsurgical use of TENS. The purpose of this paper is to present a number of basic suggestions to guide the clinician interested in establishing a postsurgical TENS program. These observations and suggestions are based on our hospital experience with postsurgical TENS programs. Selection of Equipment Most types of commercially available dual-channel TENS units will be adequate for a postsurgical program. The dual-channel system is a must for the types of electrode placement combinations described later in this paper. Stimtech EPC Mini Dual*, Medtronic Neuromod,† and Medgeneral Microceptor II‡ have been used successfully in our clinics.… Related PubMed Citation: [311011][1] [1]: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/311011