As much as we’d like to tell you that pain is just the French word for bread, we know that chronic pain conditions are nothing to joke about. From slipped discs to autoimmune diseases which cause ...

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TENS, or transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, is a pain relief method that uses mild electrical currents to block pain signals or change how you perceive them. It's used for back pain and for ...

A machine commonly used for pain relief has shown to improve breathing in patients with obstructive sleep apnoea, a clinical trial has found. Results of the TESLA trial, published today in eClinical ...

Have you ever visited a chiropractor or physical therapist to help qualm lingering aches and pains? If so, your treatment probably involved a bit of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, or ...

Those of us of a certain age know the topic of conversation with friends often turns to the state of our health. But next time you’re comparing anxiety levels, digestive issues, aches and pains, or ...

With TENS the electrical stimulus is felt by the subject and so carries a strong suggestion that it will be effective, as placebo. Sham TENS procedures also carry a positive suggestion. Some years ago ...

The best TENS machines use mild electrical currents applied by electrodes in pads placed on your back to stimulate your nerves with the aim of relieving pain during birth. The electrodes are connected ...

If you suffer from chronic pain or want to treat acute pain drug-free, you may find the relief you need from a TENS unit. Using a process called transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, TENS units ...

This is a tough question to give answers to. If you die, we may be liable. If you use it to treat diabetic nerve damage, we may be practicing medicine without a license. So, the only folks who can ...