title: Use of tens in pain management. Part One: How TENS works.
abstract: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation machines are widely available and used to treat many painful conditions. They are relatively inexpensive and, when used correctly, have few side-effects. This article, the first in a two-part series, looks at how this process works and the contraindications associated with it.
authors.affiliation: Pain Clinic, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield.
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Poole
mesh_terms: D004594:Electrophysiology; D006801:Humans; D010146:Pain / Q000503:physiopathology*; D059408:Pain Management; D010147:Pain Measurement; D011674:Pulse