The use of specifically placed small electrodes to deliver electrical impulses across the SKIN to relieve PAIN. It is used less frequently to produce ANESTHESIA.
Also Known As:
TENS; Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation; Electrical Stimulation, Transcutaneous; Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation; Percutaneous Electrical Neuromodulation; Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy; Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation; Cutaneous Electrostimulation, Analgesic; Electrical Neuromodulation, Percutaneous; Electrical Neuromodulations, Percutaneous; Electroanalgesias; Electrostimulation, Analgesic Cutaneous; Electrostimulation, Transdermal; Nerve Stimulation, Transcutaneous; Neuromodulation Therapy, Percutaneous; Neuromodulation, Percutaneous Electrical; Neuromodulations, Percutaneous Electrical; Percutaneous Electrical Neuromodulations; Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapies; Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electric; Stimulation, Transcutaneous Nerve; Therapy, Percutaneous Neuromodulation; Transcutaneous Electric Stimulation; Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation; Analgesic Cutaneous Electrostimulation; Electric Stimulation, Transcutaneous; Electroanalgesia; Percutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; Transdermal Electrostimulation