Even though researchers disagree on its effectiveness for lower back pain, they consider transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) safe with a low risk of complications. Learn where to place ...

The best TENS machines use mild electrical currents applied by electrodes in pads placed on your back to stimulate your nerves with the aim of relieving pain during birth. The electrodes are connected ...

TENS, a popular portable device used for pain relief, will not help back pain. There is not adequate evidence to show the machine works, says new US guideline. The Technology and Therapeutics ...

The pursuit of a pain-free period is one that's preoccupied me since I started menstruating bang on my 13th birthday (I know, unnervingly punctual). Like most young women, over the course of my ...

Most expectant mothers want to keep the use of drugs to a minimum during their birthing. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) is one safe, effective, non-invasive way to do this. The use ...

The idea of shocking yourself to get rid of pain might sound strange, but that’s what this little gadget is designed to do. Livia is a Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) machine — a ...

Using a Tens machine – a portable device that stimulate nerves with tiny pulses of electricity – will not help back pain, doctors warn. Although widely used for pain relief, there is a lack of good ...

From post-workout aches to HIIT injuries and, of course, that time of the month, pain is, unfortunately, a part of life for many women. But it doesn’t have to be – at least not to a detrimental degree ...

Kicking this article off with some real talk — I have spectacularly bad periods. They’re heavy, long and most months, pretty painful too. While I’ve actually found some success with taking magnesium ...

TENS or ‘Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation’ massagers deliver small electric pulses into the nervous system that help reduce the sensation of pain. These pulses also help the body produce ...