Evaluation of different doses of transcutaneous nerve stimulation for pain relief during labour: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pain during labour is one of the most intense pain that women may experience in their lifetime. There are several non-pharmacological analgesic methods to relieve pain during labour, among them transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). TENS is a low-frequency electrotherapy technique, analgesic type, generally used in musculoskeletal pathology, but it has also come to be used as an alternative treatment during labour. The purpose of this study is to investigate the pain-relieving effect of a TENS application during labour and to find out the most effective dose.

Methods

This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. TENS therapy was initiated at the beginning of the active phase of labour. Participants were randomly assigned to three

SUBMITTER: Baez-Suarez A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6258317 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature