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Written by Mita Majumdar
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Thursday, 17 April 2008
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A study published in the Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. journal indicated that abdominal points TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) combined with abdominal acupuncture used lesser stimulation points and had better analgesic effect than when used alone. The randomized clinical trial was conducted in China on 120 people with pain in the neck, shoulder, loin, and legs. Thirty participants each were included in the four groups, namely, abdominal acupuncture TENS group, acu-points TENS group, electro-acupuncture group, and non-abdominal acupuncture TENS group.
References:
1. Wang ZL, Chen LF, Zhu WM.: Observation on the transient analgesic effect of abdominal acupuncture TENS on pain of neck, shoulder, loin and legs. Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2007 Sep;27(9):657-9.
2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
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