Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Proinflammatory Cytokines: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

• Main Authors: Tábata Cristina do Carmo Almeida (Author), Francisco Winter dos Santos Figueiredo (Author), Valter Cordeiro Barbosa Filho (Author), Luiz Carlos de Abreu (Author), Fernando Luiz Affonso Fonseca (Author), Fernando Adami (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2018-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The mechanism of pain reduction involves bidirectional processes of pain blocking (nociception) and reductions in the levels of proinflammatory cytokines in the blood. Does transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) reduce blood levels of proinflammatory cytokines? For this systematic review...