Outcome of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) device for patients with chronic non-specific low back pain

Authors

  • Naima Siddiquee Junior Consultant, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, United Hospital Ltd., Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh
  • Fauzia Sobhan Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Jalalabad Ragib-Rabeya Medical Collage, Sylhet, Bangladesh
  • Fatema Newaz Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Kumudi Women’s Medical College and Hospital, Mirjapur, Tangail, Bangladesh
  • Hasna Raihan Rahim Lieutenant Colonel (Associate Professor), Classified Specialist, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Combined Military Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Tanzina Akhter Consultant (Medicine), BIHS General Hospital Mirpur-1, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh
  • Zafar Sadeque Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Shaheed Sheikh Abu Naser Specialized Hospital, Khulna, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bccj.v10i1.59200

Keywords:

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Chronic Non specific low-back pain.

Abstract

Background : Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) was introduced more than 30 years ago as an adjunct to the pharmacological management of pain.

Objective : This controlled trial examined the benefit of TENS on patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.

Methods : This randomized controlled clinical trial was conducted in the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka over a period of 6 months from March,2013 to August,2013. One hundred and ten (n=110) participants were treated. 55 patients were treated with NSAID+ADL, consider as Group-A (treatment as usual control group) and 55 patients were treated with NSAID+ADL+TENS, consider as Group-B (experimental group).

Result : The mean age was found 39.1 ± 1.34 years in Group-A and 41.3 ± 2.80 years in Group-B.. Mean duration of pain was found 23.20 ± 2.34 months in Group-A and 21.00 ± 1.50 months in Group-B. Subjective pain intensity, Visual analogue score, tenderness index improved in both groups after at the end of 3rd week and at the end of 6th week, which was statistically significant but in between two groups there is no statistically significant difference.

Conclusion :These results suggested that TENS specifically could not have an effect in reducing pain and improving quality of life in chronic non specific low back pain patients but as number of patients were small no firm conclusion could be drawn.

Bangladesh Crit Care J March 2022; 10 (1): 26-32

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Published

2022-04-25

How to Cite

Siddiquee, N. ., Sobhan, F. ., Newaz, F. ., Rahim, H. R. ., Akhter, T., & Sadeque, Z. (2022). Outcome of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) device for patients with chronic non-specific low back pain. Bangladesh Critical Care Journal, 10(1), 26–32. https://doi.org/10.3329/bccj.v10i1.59200

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Vol. 10 No. 1 (2022)

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