Si. Merkel et al., Use of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in a young child with pain from open perineal lesions, J PAIN SYMP, 18(5), 1999, pp. 376-381
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Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine","Neurosciences & Behavoir
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) has been shown to be an
effective treatment modality in adults experiencing pain associated with a
variety of conditions. Therapeutic measures that are effective with adults
can often be used with children. However, the benefit of TENS for children
has not been well established since few research or clinical data have been
published in the literature. This case report of a 4-year old female with
open perineal skin lesions who received TENS as an adjuvant therapy for pai
nful dressing changes illustrates that TENS can be an effective treatment i
n children. In addition to the pain reduction seen in our patient, TENS the
rapy also had an opioid-sparing effect. J Pain Symptom Manage 1999;18:376-3
81. (C) U.S. Cancer Pain Relief Committee, 1999.