1. The Impact of Electrotherapy on
Medication Use
Reference
Medication
Change
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transcutaneous nerve stimulation on postoperative pain and
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Decrease 54%
Bayindir C, Parker T, Erenturk S, Askin D, Aytac A (1991)
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Cardiothoracic Vasc Anesthesia 5:589-591
Decrease 94%
Bremerich A, Wiegel W, Thein T, Dietze T. Transcutaneous
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Decrease
37-39%
Chiu JH, Chen WS, Chen CH, Jiang JK, Tang GJ, Liu WY,
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Decrease 47%
Medication
Change
Decrease 79%
Chen L, Tang J, White PF, Sloninsky A, Wender RH, Naruse
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Reference
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Dawood MY, Ramos J (1990) Transcutaneous electrical nerve
stimulation (TENS) for the treatment of primary
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Decrease 58%
Eriksson MBE, Sjolund BH, Nielzien S (1979) Long term
results of peripheral conditioning stimulation as an analgesic
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Decrease
Fishbain DA, Chabal C, Abbott A, Heine LW, Cutler R
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Decrease 59%
Decrease 53%
Rooney S, Jain S, Goldiner PL (1983) Effect of
transcutaneous nerve stimulation on postoperative pain after
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Decrease 23%
required no
narcotics
Rosenburg M, Curtis L, Bourke DL (1978) Transcutaneaous
electrical nerve stimulation for the relief of postoperative pain.
Pain 5:129-133
Decrease
>50%
Schuster GD, Infante MC (1980) Pain relief after low back
surgery: The efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve
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Decrease 57%
Stabile ML, Mallory TH (1978) The management of
postoperative pain in total joint replacement. Transcutaneous
electrical nerve stimulation in total hip and knee patients.
Ortho Ref 11:121-123
Decrease
30-39%
VanderArk GD and McGrath KA (1975) Trancutaneous
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Decrease
Vielvoye-Kerkmeer APE, Ruigrok NJF, van der Kaaden MN
(1987) Trancutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS): a
retrospective study of its effect on pain and analgesics
consumption. Pain S4-S369
Decrease 72%
Cases
Decrease
29-51%
NC
Decrease
Fried T, Johnson R, McCracken W (1984) Transcutaneous
electrical nerve stimulation: Its role in the control of chronic
pain. Arch Phys Med Rehabil 65:228-231
Decrease 49%
Warfield CA, Stein JM, Frank HA (1984) The effect of
transcutaneous nerve stimulation on pain after thoracotomy.
Ann Thorac Surg 39:462-465
Decrease
approx 50%
Hamza MA, White PF, Craig WG, Ghoname EA, Ahmed HE,
Proctor TJ, Noe CE, Vakharia AS, Gajraj N (2000)
Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. A novel analgesic
therapy for diabetic neuropathic pain. Diabet Care 23:365-370
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transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) use:
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Clin J Pain. 1998 Mar; 14(1):66-73
Cooperman AM, Hall B, Mikalacki K et al (1977) Use of
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the control of
postoperative pain: Results of a prospective randomized
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Decrease,
unspecified
Jeans ME (1979) Relief of chronic pain by brief, intense
transcutaneous electrical stimulation: a double blind study.
Adv Pain Res Ther 3:601-606
Decrease 23%
Gemignani G (1991) Transcutaneous electrical nerve
stimulation in aknylosing spondylitis; a double blind study.
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