 Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
"Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The use of specifically placed small electrodes to deliver electrical impulses across the SKIN to relieve PAIN. It is used less frequently to produce ANESTHESIA.
| Descriptor ID |
D004561
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E02.342.800 E02.779.468.800 E03.091.823
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| Concept/Terms |
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation- Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
- Electrical Stimulation, Transcutaneous
- Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electrical
- Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation
- Percutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
- Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Transdermal Electrostimulation
- Electrostimulation, Transdermal
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation
- Nerve Stimulation, Transcutaneous
- Stimulation, Transcutaneous Nerve
- Electric Stimulation, Transcutaneous
- Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electric
- Transcutaneous Electric Stimulation
- TENS
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation" by people in Profiles.
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Krystal AD, Zammit GK, Wyatt JK, Quan SF, Edinger JD, White DP, Chiacchierini RP, Malhotra A. The effect of vestibular stimulation in a four-hour sleep phase advance model of transient insomnia. J Clin Sleep Med. 2010 Aug 15; 6(4):315-21.
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Lagorio LA, Carnaby-Mann GD, Crary MA. Treatment of vocal fold bowing using neuromuscular electrical stimulation. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2010 Apr; 136(4):398-403.
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Kang RW, Lewis PB, Kramer A, Hayden JK, Cole BJ. Prospective randomized single-blinded controlled clinical trial of percutaneous neuromodulation pain therapy device versus sham for the osteoarthritic knee: a pilot study. Orthopedics. 2007 06; 30(6):439-45.
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