TENS, or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation is a treatment which is at least several decades old at this time and is used for the mediation of pain. TENS is the application of electrical ...

Using computer models and laboratory rats, Johns Hopkins researchers have demonstrated that "direct electrical current" can be delivered to nerves preferentially, blocking pain signals while leaving ...

When pain becomes so severe that doctors call it “intractable,” they mean that it cannot be controlled by any safe and simple dosage of drugs. Even the most severe pain can usually be alleviated by ...

Known as Coach Q, Quentin Pullen is a trainer, massage therapist and retired Marine who had back pain for years. "I was scheduled for surgery and started to do a lot of research to find out how I ...

Four weeks of active transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, or TENS, can significantly improve pain triggered by movement and other clinical outcomes among women with fibromyalgia, according to ...

Sound and electrical stimulation may offer hope for people suffering from chronic pain and other conditions. Researchers are exploring the combination with the goal of developing treatments that are ...

Does neuromodulator electrical stimulation work for peripheral pain relief? What is the mechanism of action? —Jorge Guzman Ortiz, MD, Jayuya, P.R. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) ...

MANHASSET, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A bump, bruise or broken bone is painful. And while pain is an important defense mechanism to protect the body and promote healing, chronic pain can be debilitating.

Chronic pain can be reduced by stimulating the vagus nerve in the ear with electrodes. In a microanatomic study, the human ear has now been analyzed on a micrometer scale. A computer model was created ...

Using computer models and laboratory rats, Johns Hopkins researchers have demonstrated that Using computer models and laboratory rats, Johns Hopkins researchers have demonstrated that "direct ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Kan. — A Blue Springs, Mo. man ...

Transcutaneous electrical acustimulation improved abdominal pain and constipation symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome compared with a sham procedure, according to a study published in ...