Development of a method to maximize the transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation intensity in women with fibromyalgia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is a non-pharmacological intervention clinically used for pain relief. The importance of utilizing the adequate stimulation intensity is well documented; however, clinical methods to achieve the highest possible intensity are not established.

Objectives

Our primary aim was to determine if exposure to the full range of clinical levels of stimulation, from sensory threshold to noxious, would result in higher final stimulation intensities. A secondary aim explored the association of pain, disease severity, and psychological variables with the ability to achieve higher final stimulation intensity.

Methods

Women with fibromyalgia (N=143) were recruited for a dual-site randomized controlled trial - Fibromyalgia

SUBMITTER: Vance CG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6188186 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature