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Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Management of Cancer Pain: a Meta Analysis.
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Kaye AD, Allen KE, Shah SS, Smith SA, Plaisance TR, Brouillette AE, Despanie DJ, Payton TD, Rieger R, Singh N, Ahmadzadeh S, Gennuso S, Shekoohi SAbstract
The present investigation assesses efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on relief of cancer or chemotherapy-related pain. Patients with cancer experience a relatively high prevalence of pain that is reportedly undertreated. Therefore, this analysis is pertinent to determine if TENS is a useful complementary therapy considering its increase in accessibility and minimal side effect profile.