Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) as an Alternative Perioperative Pain Treatment
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Pain, Perioperative Pain, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, Non-pharmacological treatment, Pain managementAbstract
Perioperative pain is a significant medical issue affecting over 80% of surgical patients annually. Currently, perioperative pain is one of the leading causes of a decreased quality of life. The most common treatments for perioperative pain, such as opioids and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), have many serious adverse effects, especially when used long-term. As a result, clinicians must find and assess some alternative treatments that will reduce the perioperative pain level and harm their patients the least. Recently, non-pharmacological treatments have been gaining popularity for their pain-relieving abilities with few side effects. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) has shown the potential to lower the number of analgesics consumed by surgical patients and to be an effective non-pharmacological treatment for perioperative pain with no severe side effects. However, previous studies show that there is not much knowledge of TENS and its consequences. Overall, the usage of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation during the perioperative experience is understudied and underrepresented. Thus, this report aims to explain further and explore the role of TENS as an alternative treatment for perioperative pain.
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