Comparative Study
Experience with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for relief of intractable pain in cancer patients
- PMID: 6983553
Item in Clipboard
Comparative Study
Experience with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for relief of intractable pain in cancer patients
J Med.
1982.
Abstract
Sixty patients with intractable cancer pain were subjected to transcutaneous electrical stimulation for pain control. Evaluation, after two weeks of treatment, revealed: 17 (28.3%) excellent response, 22 (36.2%) fair and 21 (35.0%) no relief. Re-assessment after 3 months revealed 9 (15%) excellent responses, 11 (18.3%) fair and 40 (67%) failures. Extremity and trunk pains appeared to be most rewarding to patient pain, so far as pain relief is concerned. Perineal and pelvic pains were most difficult to control, only 5 of 12 (41%) cases obtained some short term relief. Pain location and sources correlated with treatment results.
Similar articles
-
Pain suppression by peripheral nerve stimulation. Part I. Observations with transcutaneous stimuli.Surg Neurol. 1975 Jul;4(1):105-14. Surg Neurol. 1975. PMID: 1080893
-
Transcutaneous and peripheral nerve stimulation for chronic pain states.Surg Neurol. 1975 Jul;4(1):102-4. Surg Neurol. 1975. PMID: 1080892
-
Electrical stimulation of peripheral nerves for relief of intractable chronic pain.Med Instrum. 1975 Sep-Oct;9(5):224-5. Med Instrum. 1975. PMID: 1081187
-
Neuromodulation of the cervical spinal cord in the treatment of chronic intractable neck and upper extremity pain: a case series and review of the literature.Pain Physician. 2007 Mar;10(2):305-11. Pain Physician. 2007. PMID: 17387353 Review.
-
Neurosurgical management of cancer pain.Semin Oncol. 1985 Dec;12(4):438-44. Semin Oncol. 1985. PMID: 2934820 Review. No abstract available.
Cited by
-
Integrative Approaches in Pediatric Palliative Care.Children (Basel). 2018 Jun 13;5(6):75. doi: 10.3390/children5060075. Children (Basel). 2018. PMID: 29899281 Free PMC article.
-
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) for cancer pain in adults.Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Mar 14;2012(3):CD006276. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006276.pub3. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012. PMID: 22419313 Free PMC article.