Title :
A technology assessment of TENS
Author :
Corabian, Paula ; Menon, Pevidas ; Reeve, Janis
Author_Institution :
Clinical Eng., Univ. of Alberta Hospitals, Edmonton, Alta., Canada
Abstract :
The clinical effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for pain management is assessed. It is shown that despite a lack of credible evidence supporting it, TENS is used widely in Canadian hospitals. The point is made that biomedical and clinical engineers need to become more aware of health technology assessment so that they can help ensure that health technologies are used more appropriately
Keywords :
biomedical engineering; health care; neurophysiology; patient care; Canadian hospitals; TENS; biomedical engineers; clinical effectiveness; clinical engineers; health technology assessment; pain management; technology assessment; transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; Appropriate technology; Back; Biomedical engineering; Clinical diagnosis; Clinical trials; Electrical stimulation; Engineering management; Hospitals; Pain; Technology management;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1995., IEEE 17th Annual Conference
Conference_Location :
Montreal, Que.
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2475-7
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1995.575328
