Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for the treatment of primary dysmenorrhea: a randomized crossover comparison with placebo TENS and ibuprofen

• Published in: Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953) Vol. 75; no. 4; p. 656
• Main Authors: Dawood, M Y, Ramos, J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.04.1990
• Subjects: Adult; Combined Modality Therapy; Dysmenorrhea - drug therapy; Dysmenorrhea - therapy; Female; Humans; Ibuprofen - therapeutic use; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

In a randomized four-way crossover study, 32 women with primary dysmenorrhea were treated with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for two cycles, placebo (sham) TENS for one cycle, or ibuprofen 400 mg four times a day for one cycle. The TENS setting used was 100 pulses per second wit...