Acupuncture-like TENS Research Articles

A Comparison with Laser Needle, Conventional TENS, and Acupuncture-like TENS upon Pain and Blood Flow in Healthy People

A Comparison with Laser Needle, Conventional TENS, and Acupuncture-like TENS upon Pain and Blood Flow in Healthy People

Acupuncture-like TENS (AL-TENS) as a Quantitative Measure for the Feasibility of Intrathecal Sodium Nitroprusside Superfusion in Paraplegics for Physiological Recovery—A Pilot Study (13 Cases)

Acupuncture-like TENS (AL-TENS) as a Quantitative Measure for the Feasibility of Intrathecal Sodium Nitroprusside Superfusion in Paraplegics for Physiological Recovery—A Pilot Study (13 Cases)

Acupuncture-like TENS (AL-TENS) as a quantitative measure for the feasibility of intrathecal sodium nitroprusside superfusion in paraplegics for physiological Recovery—A pilot study (13 cases)

Acupuncture-like TENS (AL-TENS) as a quantitative measure for the feasibility of intrathecal sodium nitroprusside superfusion in paraplegics for physiological Recovery—A pilot study (13 cases)

The Influence of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Parameters on the Level of Pain Perceived by Participants With Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: A Crossover Study

Abstract Aims This pilot study aimed to investigate and compare the perceived pain relief effectiveness of two different modes of TENS in people with painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). Methods A cross-over study was conducted at Charles Sturt University, Orange. Five participants with PDN were assessed with a McGill Pain Questionnaire before and after each of the two TENS treatments. Participants were randomly allocated to Traditional TENS (80 Hz, 200 ms) or Acupuncture-like TENS (2 Hz, 200 ms) and the treatments were applied daily for 30 min over ten days. Following a seven day washout period, the alternate mode of TENS was carried out using the same method. Wilcoxon Signed Rank tests were used to statistically analyse the results. Results All five participants reported personally meaningful pain relief during one or both of the TENS treatments. The Wilcoxon signed rank testing showed no statistical significance, p = 1, likely due to the small sample size. Acupuncture-like TENS had a large effect size (z = −1.625, r = 0.514), whilst Traditional TENS produced a medium effect size (z = −1.214, r = 0.384). No adverse effects were reported. Conclusion Acupuncture-like TENS may be more effective for PDN than traditional TENS. A larger scale replication of this pilot study is warranted.

The influence of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation parameters on the level of pain perceived by participants with painful diabetic neuropathy: A crossover study

AimsThis pilot study aimed to investigate and compare the perceived pain relief effectiveness of two different modes of TENS in people with painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). MethodsA cross-over study was conducted at Charles Sturt University, Orange. Five participants with PDN were assessed with a McGill Pain Questionnaire before and after each of the two TENS treatments. Participants were randomly allocated to Traditional TENS (80Hz, 200ms) or Acupuncture-like TENS (2Hz, 200ms) and the treatments were applied daily for 30min over ten days. Following a seven day washout period, the alternate mode of TENS was carried out using the same method. Wilcoxon Signed Rank tests were used to statistically analyse the results. ResultsAll five participants reported personally meaningful pain relief during one or both of the TENS treatments. The Wilcoxon signed rank testing showed no statistical significance, p=1, likely due to the small sample size. Acupuncture-like TENS had a large effect size (z=−1.625, r=0.514), whilst Traditional TENS produced a medium effect size (z=−1.214, r=0.384). No adverse effects were reported. ConclusionAcupuncture-like TENS may be more effective for PDN than traditional TENS. A larger scale replication of this pilot study is warranted.

Effect of Acupuncture-like TENS on post-operative knee pain: A time-series design study using current perception threshold for pain evaluation

Effect of Acupuncture-like TENS on post-operative knee pain: A time-series design study using current perception threshold for pain evaluation

(477) Duration of analgesia induced by a 15 or 30-minute application of acupuncture-like TENS on a population of patients suffering from chronic non-specific low back pain

(477) Duration of analgesia induced by a 15 or 30-minute application of acupuncture-like TENS on a population of patients suffering from chronic non-specific low back pain

Conventional, Acupuncture-Like or Brief-Intense: Is There Any Difference Between TENS Modalities According to Outcomes of Chronic Low Back Pain with Lumbar Disc Herniation

Objectives: To evaluate the differences between Conventional, Acupuncture-like and Brief-intense TENS in chronic low back pain with lumbar disc herniation. Methods: 160 patients who were diagnosed as lumbar disc herniation were randomized into 4 groups: Group1= Conventional TENS, Group2= Acupuncture-like TENS, Group3= Brief-intense TENS, Group4= Sham TENS. Hotpack, ultrasound and exercise were applied all groups (5 days/week for 3 weeks). Patients were evaluated before treatment, a week after baseline, at the end of treatment and a month after the end of treatment. Ostwestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire (OLBP) and Short-Form 36 physical component (SF-36PCS), mental component (SF-36MCS) scores, Modified Lumbar Schober test (MLS), Straight Leg Raising test (SLR) and Femoral Stretching test (FS) results and Visual Analog Scale for pain (VAS) at activity and at rest were recorded. After the exclusion, statistical analysis was administered to 135 participants (44 males and 91 females). Results: There were no differences according to demographic data (p>0,05). For each evaluation step, we compared the means of MLS, SLR, VASactivity, VASrest, OLBP, SF-36PCS and SF-36MCS and found no significant difference (p>0,05). At the end of first week, all groups showed significant improvement according to SLR (p=0,046, p=0,035, p=0,035, p=0,045, respectively) and VASrest (p=0,038, p=0,048, p=0,045, p=0,048, respectively); only group 1 (p=0,034) and group 3 (p=0,045) showed significant improvement for VASactivity. At the end of treatment, all groups showed significant improvement for MLS, SLR, VASactivity, VASrest, OLBP and SF-36PCS (p<0,05). Conclusions: Pain relief is seem to be starting earlier in treatment regimens including conventional and brief-intense TENS. Probably, final outcomes of the treatment regimens for pain and functional capacity, with or without TENS don’t differ.

Duration of Analgesia Induced by Acupuncture-Like TENS on Experimental Heat Pain.

Background. Acupuncture-like TENS (AL-TENS) is a treatment modality that can be used to temporarily reduce pain. However, there is no clear data in the literature regarding the specific duration of analgesia induced by AL-TENS. Objectives. To describe and quantify the duration and magnitude of AL-TENS analgesia on experimental heat pain in healthy subjects and verify if the duration or magnitude of analgesia induced by the AL-TENS was influenced by the duration of the application of the AL-TENS (15 versus 30 minutes). Methods. A repeated-measures, intrasubject randomized experimental design was used, where each participant was his/her own control. 22 healthy volunteers underwent heat pain stimulations with a contact thermode before (pretest) and after (posttest) AL-TENS application (15 and 30 minutes). Outcome measures included subjective pain during AL-TENS, duration, and magnitude of AL-TENS-induced analgesia. Results. Survival analysis showed that the median duration of AL-TENS analgesia was 10 minutes following the application of either 15 or 30 minutes of AL-TENS. The magnitude of analgesia following either application was comparable at all points in time (P values > 0.05) and ranged between −20% and −36% pain reduction. Conclusion. Only half of the participants still had heat-pain analgesia induced by the AL-TENS at 15 minutes postapplication.

Effect of Different Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Modalities on Cervical Myofascial Pain Syndrome

ObjectivesThe aim of this study is to compare the efficacies of different therapeutic transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation [TENS] types and placebo TENS on pain syndrome in cervical myofascial pain syndrome [MPS] and to determine the superior method.MethodsPatients recruited in the study were randomized into four groups. Group 1 was treated with a conventional TENS with a frequency of 100 Hz, 40 µs duration, low amplitude; Group 2 with an acupuncture-like TENS with a frequency of 4 Hz, 250 µs duration, high amplitude; Group 3 with burst TENS with high [100 Hz] and low [2 Hz] frequency, 40 µs and high amplitude. Group 4 was treated with an electrical stimulation until the patient felt it. Then the electrical current was interrupted, but the patient was told the current was proceeding and he/she did not feel it any more since he/she had gotten used to it. All groups were treated with a total of 10 therapies with 30-minute sessions three times a week. Patients were assessed with a visual analog scale and the bodily pain subscale of the Short Form Health Survey-36 scale before and after treatment.ResultsEighty patients participated in the study. Before and after treatment, intra-groups and inter-groups evaluations of all groups showed that there was no significant progression in both scales [P > 0.05].ConclusionsIn conclusion, it was observed that none of the TENS types was superior to another or placebo. As a result of this outcome, it was thought that TENS alone has no role in cervical MPS therapy.

Skin Temperature Changes to Strong Low Rate Acupuncture -Like TENS in Raynaud's Disease

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the strong low rate(SLR) acupuncture -like TENS on the skin temperature in Raynaud's disease. Forty patients (30 females and 10 males) suffering from Raynaud's disease with no other systemic or metabolic disorders, participated in this study. Their age ranged from 20 to 40 years (X=27.35 ± 4.41). They were divided randomly into two groups of equal number and consented to receive SLR, Acupuncture-like TENS for the first study group and placebo TENS for the second control group, on the thoraco-lumber region from a dual –channel TENS unit. Assessment of the skin temperature from the big toe and little finger was carried out before and after treatment ( session for 20 minutes) at the same times on 3 consecutive days, in an air conditioned room, with the ambient room temperature was adjusted between 24°C to 28°C. Before starting the treatment program results showed no significant difference in the toe skin temperature (TST), in °C between the study and control groups as it was 29.91 + 2.44 and 28.7+1.23 for the study and control groups respectively. Also no significant difference was recorded in the finger skin temperature (FST), as it was 28.85+2.36 and 27.45+1.17 for the study and control groups respectively. Data collected at the end of the treatment program showed that averages of the (TST) in °C were 31.44±2.57 and 28.85±1.237 in the study and control groups respectively. While averages of (FST) inoC were 30.75±2.51 and 27.66±1.186 in the study and control groups respectively. Results showed a significant increase in TST and FST at the end of the treatment program in the experimental group only, which suggested that SLR acupuncture –like TENS could be fruitful in Raynaud's disease.

Acupuncture-like tens analgesia is influenced by spinal cord endorphins but not serotonin: an intrathecal pharmacological study

Acupuncture-like tens analgesia is influenced by spinal cord endorphins but not serotonin: an intrathecal pharmacological study