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Treatment of Pain by Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation
Author(s) -
Magora F.,
Aladjemoff L.,
Tannenbaum J.,
Magora A.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
acta anaesthesiologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 107
eISSN - 1399-6576
pISSN - 0001-5172
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-6576.1978.tb01341.x
Subject(s) - medicine , stimulation , anesthesia , transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation , battery (electricity) , physical therapy , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Two hundred and ninety‐two patients suffering from a wide range of pain syndromes were treated with transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TES). Electrical stimulation of the painful area was administered on the skin by externally applied electrodes, attached to a portable battery‐operated apparatus. The results, determined according to a subjective scoring system, were good in 50.7%, moderate in 24.3% and poor in 25% of the patients. TES is a non‐invasive technique, has no side effects and may easily be self‐administered. It is concluded that it should be tried in pain syndromes for which no specific therapy is available.