Traditional Medicine and Complementary/Alternative Medicine guidelines

Electric stimulation therapy

Guidelines, reviews

Analgesia, anesthesia - Electric stimulation therapy

• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for chronic pain [2009]
• United Kingdom
  • Health Technology Assessment
    • Postoperative analgesia and vomiting, with special reference to day-case surgery: a systematic review [1998]
    • Systematic review of outpatient services for chronic pain control [1997]

Cerebrovascular disorders - Electric stimulation therapy

• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Electrical stimulation for preventing and treating post-stroke shoulder pain [2009]

Eye diseases - Electric stimulation therapy

• United States of America
  • American Academy of Ophthalmology
    • Microcurrent Stimulation for Macular Degeneration [2004]

Mental disorders - Electric stimulation therapy

• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for dementia [2009]

Multiple indications - Electric stimulation therapy

• United States of America
  • InteliHealth
    • Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation [2008]
  • National Guideline Clearinghouse
    • Clinical practice guidelines for electrical stimulation. Ottawa Panel [2006]

Musculoskeletal diseases - Electric stimulation therapy

• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for knee osteoarthritis [2009]
    • Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis in the hand [2009]
    • Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for chronic low back pain [2009]
    • Electrotherapy for neck disorders [2009]
    • Electrical stimulation for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis [2009]
• Articles in journals
  • British Medical Journal
    • Low back pain: which is the best way forward? [1999]

Pregnancy, newborn - Electric stimulation therapy

• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Transcutaneous electrostimulation for suspected placental insufficiency (diagnosed by Doppler studies) [2009]

Skin diseases - Electric stimulation therapy

• United Kingdom
  • Health Technology Assessment
    • Systematic reviews of wound care management: (5) beds; (6) compression; (7) laser therapy, therapeutic ultrasound, electrotherapy and electromagnetic therapy [2001]

Urinary and fecal incontinence - Electric stimulation therapy

• International
  • Cochrane Library
    • Electrical stimulation for faecal incontinence in adults [2009]
• Articles in journals
  • International Brazilian Journal of Urology
    • Applications of neuromodulation of the lower urinary tract in female urology [2006]
  • JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
    • Management of Urinary Incontinence in Women: Scientific Review [2004]

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