TENS Units
By spiney | Published January 23, 2013 | Full size is 285 × 150 pixels
Electrical stimulation for pain control has been used going as far back as ancient Greece, 63 A.D. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (acronym TENS) is the use of electric current produced by a device to stimulate the nerves for therapeutic purposes. TENS is a non-invasive, safe nerve stimulation intended to reduce pain, both acute and chronic. A number of systematic reviews or meta-analyses have confirmed its effectiveness for postoperative pain, osteoarthritis, and chronic musculoskeletal pain.
Scientific studies show that high and low frequency TENS produce their effects by activation of opioid receptors in the central nervous system. TENS treatments can also release serotonin and activate serotonin receptors in the spinal cord, release GABA, and activate muscarinic receptors to reduce excitability of nociceptive neurons in the spinal cord
Electrical stimulation for pain control has been used going as far back as ancient Greece, 63 A.D. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (acronym TENS) is the use of electric current produced by a device to stimulate the nerves for therapeutic purposes. TENS is a non-invasive, safe nerve stimulation intended to reduce pain, both acute and chronic. A number of systematic reviews or meta-analyses have confirmed its effectiveness for postoperative pain, osteoarthritis, and chronic musculoskeletal pain.
Scientific studies show that high and low frequency TENS produce their effects by activation of opioid receptors in the central nervous system. TENS treatments can also release serotonin and activate serotonin receptors in the spinal cord, release GABA, and activate muscarinic receptors to reduce excitability of nociceptive neurons in the spinal cord
