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TENS effective in relieving acute hip pain after non-life threatening trauma
August 2013
TENS effective in relieving acute hip pain after non-life threatening trauma
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A
TENS Relieves Acute Posttraumatic Hip Pain During Emergency Transport.
J Trauma. 2007 Jan;62(1):184-8; discussion 188.Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here
Synopsis
101 patients (>19 years old) with acute severe pain (>60mm on the Visual Analogue Scale) were randomized to determine the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on acute pain from non-life threatening trauma. Patients either received the TENS treatment or a sham TENS treatment (electrode placement at the regio inguinalis and at the trochanter major). Results using the ...
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