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Evidence for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in the Management of Low Back Pain?

Iseult Wilson, Andrea Lowe-Strong, Deirdre Walsh

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Abstract

Low back pain is a huge burden on society and the health care system, and cost the UK over £1.5 billion in 1998 alone. One of the modalities available to treat this condition is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), a form of electrotherapy that is inexpensive and widely used by clinicians and patients alike for many conditions including pain relief. The aim of this review was to determine whether TENS is an effective treatment for pain relief in people with low back pain. This paper outlines the evidence for the use of TENS for low back pain, and recommends that future research should try to map specific TENS parameters with each of the different types of low back pain.

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Low back pain is a huge burden on society and the health care system, and cost the UK over £1.5 billion in 1998 alone. One of the modalities available to treat this condition is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), a form of electrotherapy that is inexpensive and widely used by clinicians and patients alike for many conditions including pain relief. The aim of this review was to determine whether TENS is an effective treatment for pain relief in people with low back pain. This paper outlines the evidence for the use of TENS for low back pain, and recommends that future research should try to map specific TENS parameters with each of the different types of low back pain.

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Low back pain is a huge burden on society and the health care system, and cost the UK over £1.5 billion in 1998 alone. One of the modalities available to treat this condition is transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), a form of electrotherapy that is inexpensive and widely used by clinicians and patients alike for many conditions including pain relief. The aim of this review was to determine whether TENS is an effective treatment for pain relief in people with low back pain. This paper outlines the evidence for the use of TENS for low back pain, and recommends that future research should try to map specific TENS parameters with each of the different types of low back pain.

Key concepts: Medicine, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, Electrotherapy, Modalities, Low back pain, Physical therapy, Pain relief, Pain management

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