Effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for pain control after total knee arthroplasty: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

CONCLUSION: Compared with control intervention, transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation supplementation intervention was found to significantly reduce pain and morphine requirement over a period of 24 h and to promote functional recovery in patients who have undergone total knee arthroplasty. PMID: 28933513 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28933513?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - September 23, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Tags: J Rehabil Med Source Type: research