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The use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for the relief of pain in palliative care

SL Librach

Clinical Director, Palliative Care Service, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto

LM Rapson

Director of Education, Acupuncture Foundation of Canada

The proposed neurophysiologic mechanisms of action of TENS are briefly reviewed. Recent literature on its use in chronic pain is critically reviewed and modern methods are discussed. Recommendations are made about the equipment and use of TENS in the palliative care setting.

Key Words: analgesia • electroanalgesia • neoplasms • palliative treatment • pain • transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Palliative Medicine, Vol. 2, No. 1, 15-20 (1988)
DOI: 10.1177/026921638800200103
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