Publication Details
Catley, M. J.,
Gibson, W.,
Wand, B. M.,
Meads, C.,
&
O'Connell, N. E.
(2015).
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for chronic pain - an overview of Cochrane reviews (Protocol).
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2015 (9).
Abstract
This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:
- To provide an overview of evidence from Cochrane systematic reviews of the effectiveness of TENS to reduce pain in adults with chronic pain (excluding headache or migraine).
- To provide an overview of evidence from Cochrane systematic reviews of the safety of TENS to reduce pain in adults with chronic pain (excluding headache or migraine).
- To identify possible sources of inconsistency in the approaches taken to evaluating the evidence related to TENS for chronic pain (excluding headache or migraine) in the Cochrane Library with a view to recommending strategies to improve consistency.
- To highlight areas of remaining uncertainty regarding the effectiveness of TENS for chronic pain (excluding headache or migraine) with a view to recommending strategies to reduce any uncertainty.
Keywords
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), chronic pain, pain reduction, review
Link to Publisher Version (URL)
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD011890/epdf
