Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
Synonyms
Analgesic Cutaneous Electrostimulation
Cutaneous Electrostimulation, Analgesic
Electric Stimulation, Transcutaneous
Electrical Stimulation, Transcutaneous
Electroanalgesia
Electrostimulation, Analgesic Cutaneous
Electrostimulation, Transdermal
Nerve Stimulation, Transcutaneous
Percutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electric
Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electrical
Stimulation, Transcutaneous Nerve
TENS
Transcutaneous Electric Stimulation
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation
Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation
Transdermal Electrostimulation
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.