Ernst E
Klinik für Physikalische Medizin und Rehabilitation, Allgemeines Krankenhaus Wien, Universität Wien.
Fortschr Med. 1992 Sep 20;110(26):471-2.
TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) is a widely used therapeutic principle that is aimed at ameliorating pain of various genesis. Its effectiveness had been more or less accepted, when a study denying this very point was published and gave rise to considerable international uncertainty. The result was general rejection of TENS (at least in the USA). This reaction is, however, certainly not justified. An analysis of the international literature shows that most original data are favorable to TENS. It is to be hoped that the matter will again receive intensive international research and that within a few years we will have identified the indications for this form of therapy.
经皮电刺激神经疗法（TENS）是一种广泛应用的治疗方法，旨在缓解各种原因引起的疼痛。其有效性或多或少已被认可，然而，一项对此予以否定的研究发表后，引发了国际上相当大的不确定性。结果是TENS遭到普遍排斥（至少在美国是这样）。然而，这种反应肯定是不合理的。对国际文献的分析表明，大多数原始数据都支持TENS。希望这个问题能再次得到国际上的深入研究，并且在几年内我们能确定这种治疗方式的适用症。
