tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579373589295053000.post7355662493259510761..comments2011-12-26T20:13:24.752-06:00SB. Leavitt, MA, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568656049984688554noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579373589295053000.post-14870259696032222922010-01-31T12:15:08.825-06:002010-01-31T12:15:08.825-06:00

Agreeing with your first 2 points, SBL, I am very disappointed with the AAN that they would produce a policy guideline on TENS based on using only the information from such limited number of studies that they found and used from two online resources. We sppeak with so many patients and professionals who tell us that without their TENS units, they would not be able to function day-to-day or would

Julie Ostromhttp://www.medi-stim.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579373589295053000.post-78410667009462886902010-01-18T14:59:16.659-06:002010-01-18T14:59:16.659-06:00

Thank you, for the above comment. Actually, the NNT in your example is that about 1 in 3 persons (rounded down) would benefit from TENS. Also of importance for analysis is how much pain relief is realized? The Dubinsky et al. guideline article is largely unhelpful in this regard; although, 2 studies cited did note a 42% pain reduction (VAS scale), which could be clinically significant for most

SB. Leavitt, MA, PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11568656049984688554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7579373589295053000.post-30656553991579175802010-01-18T11:18:55.530-06:002010-01-18T11:18:55.530-06:00

There are several issues that always just out at me when individual interventions are studied in pain managment. Pain is not "unimodal". To study the effects of TENS as a "cure" for chronic pain is not the appropriate question. All that should be asked of people with chronic pain who use TENS is "did you find this beneficial". About 30% of the people who I

Herbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02946056293120269964noreply@blogger.com