Abstract: following amputation, 50% to 90% of indi viduals experience phantom and or stump pain. transcuta neous electrical nerve stimulation (tens) may prove to be a useful adjunct analgesic intervention, although a recent sys tematic review was unable to judge effectiveness owing to lack of quality evidence. the aim of this pilot study was to. Case series of tens for phantom pain and stump pain in adult amputees: mulvey 2014: an extended analysis of excluded studies from the 2010 cochrane systematic review of tens for phantom pain and stump pain following amputation in adults: rauck 2012: case report of peripheral nerve stimulation (invasive) rauck 2014.
The aim of this pilot study was to gather data on the effect of tens on phantom pain and stump pain at rest and on movement. ten individuals with a transtibial amputation and persistent moderate to severe phantom and or stump pain were recruited. inclusion criteria was a baseline pain score of ≥3 using 0 to 10 numerical rating scale (nrs). Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (tens) for phantom pain and stump pain following amputation in adults matthew r mulvey 1, anne marie bagnall , mark i johnson2, paul r marchant3 1faculty of health, leedsmetropolitan university, leeds, uk.2faculty of healthand social sciences, leedsmetropolitan university,. Mulvey, m, radford, h, fawkner, h, hirst, l, neumann, v, johnson, m. transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for phantom pain and stump pain in adult am. Tens has been recommended as a treatment option but there has been no systematic review of available evidence. hence, the effectiveness of tens for phantom pain and stump pain is currently unknown. objectives: to assess the analgesic effectiveness of tens for the treatment of phantom pain and stump pain following amputation in adults.
Mulvey, m, radford, h, fawkner, h, hirst, l, neumann, v, johnson, m. transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for phantom pain and stump pain in adult am. Tens has been recommended as a treatment option but there has been no systematic review of available evidence. hence, the effectiveness of tens for phantom pain and stump pain is currently unknown. objectives: to assess the analgesic effectiveness of tens for the treatment of phantom pain and stump pain following amputation in adults. It is known that stimulating sensory afferents above the stump can generate sensations of touch, joint movement, and position in the phantom limbs of amputees. 13–17 however, it is unclear whether it is possible to target phantom pains by projecting tens paresthesia into the phantom limb, using electrodes placed over peripheral nerves in the. We would like to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance in this update: anna hobson, managing editor, cochrane pain palliative and supportive care (papas) review group for her invaluable support throughout the entire process of this update; joanne abbott, trials search co‐ordinator (papas) for her assistance in conducting the search strategy for this update.
It is known that stimulating sensory afferents above the stump can generate sensations of touch, joint movement, and position in the phantom limbs of amputees. 13–17 however, it is unclear whether it is possible to target phantom pains by projecting tens paresthesia into the phantom limb, using electrodes placed over peripheral nerves in the. We would like to acknowledge the following individuals for their assistance in this update: anna hobson, managing editor, cochrane pain palliative and supportive care (papas) review group for her invaluable support throughout the entire process of this update; joanne abbott, trials search co‐ordinator (papas) for her assistance in conducting the search strategy for this update.
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