title: Long term use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation at Newcastle Pain Relief Clinic.
abstract: This retrospective study of long-term use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) at Newcastle Pain Relief Clinic indicates that TENS has been a successful analgesic treatment for 58.6% of 1582 patients attending the clinic over a period of 10 years. A wide range of pain conditions were found to respond to TENS and many patients continued to use the treatment for several years. Most patients not responding to TENS (during a home trial) returned stimulators at the first follow-up appointment. Thus TENS should be considered as a simple, safe and reusable first line treatment for many pain conditions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacological Sciences, University of Newcastle upon Tyne Medical School.
authors.forename: M I
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: C H
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Ashton
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Thompson
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004739:England; D006699:Home Care Services; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D059408:Pain Management; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation