From May 1987 to May 1989, a total of 210 patients were treated with transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS), in which 80 cases were acute pain and 130 cases were chronic pain. A visual analong scale (V AS) was used to evaluate the intensity of pain. The results showed 168 cases had favorable responses to TENS and 42 cases were ineffective. In the group of acute pain 91.25% had good effect, but it was only 73.1% in the group of chronic pain. This study reveals pain relief with TENS for acute pain is significantly more effective than chronic pain (P<0.01).
From May 1987 to May 1989, a total of 210 patients were treated with transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS), in which 80 cases were acute pain and 130 cases were chronic pain. A visual analong scale (V AS) was used to evaluate the intensity of pain. The results showed 168 cases had favorable responses to TENS and 42 cases were ineffective. In the group of acute pain 91.25% had good effect, but it was only 73.1% in the group of chronic pain. This study reveals pain relief with TENS for acute pain is significantly more effective than chronic pain (P<0.01).