| Descriptor English: | Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Estimulación Eléctrica Transcutánea del Nervio
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Estimulação Elétrica Nervosa Transcutânea | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Neurostimulation électrique transcutanée | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Analgesic Cutaneous Electrostimulation Cutaneous Electrostimulation, Analgesic Electric Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electrical Neuromodulation, Percutaneous Electrical Neuromodulations, Percutaneous Electrical Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electroanalgesia Electroanalgesias Electrostimulation, Analgesic Cutaneous Electrostimulation, Transdermal Nerve Stimulation, Transcutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy, Percutaneous Neuromodulation, Percutaneous Electrical Neuromodulations, Percutaneous Electrical Percutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Percutaneous Electrical Neuromodulation Percutaneous Electrical Neuromodulations Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapies Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electric Stimulation, Transcutaneous Nerve TENS Therapy, Percutaneous Neuromodulation Transcutaneous Electric Stimulation Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation Transdermal Electrostimulation |
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| Tree number(s): |
E02.331.800 E02.779.468.800 E02.831.535.468.800 E03.091.823 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004561 | ||||||
| Scope note: | The use of specifically placed small electrodes to deliver electrical impulses across the SKIN to relieve PAIN. It is used less frequently to produce ANESTHESIA. |
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| Annotation: | do not confuse with ELECTRONARCOSIS |
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| Allowable Qualifiers: |
AE adverse effects CL classification EC economics ES ethics HI history IS instrumentation MO mortality MT methods NU nursing PX psychology SN statistics & numerical data ST standards TD trends VE veterinary |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Electric Stimulation (1966-1983) Electric Stimulation Therapy (1966-1983) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 90; was ELECTROANALGESIA see under ELECTROTHERAPY l984-89 |
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| Online Note: | use TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION to search ELECTROANALGESIA 1984-89 |
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| History Note: | 90; was ELECTROANALGESIA see under ELECTROTHERAPY 1984-89 |
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| Related: |
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
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| DeCS ID: | 28246 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D004561 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | WB 495 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1990/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1983/06/13 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2017/02/24 |
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ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics -
ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics -
ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Therapeutics [E02]Therapeutics -
ANALYTICAL, DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TECHNIQUES, AND EQUIPMENT
Anesthesia and Analgesia [E03]Anesthesia and Analgesia
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Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation
- Preferred
Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy
- Related but not broader or narrower
Analgesic Cutaneous Electrostimulation
- Narrower
Electroanalgesia
- Narrower
| Concept UI |
M0007173 |
| Scope note | The use of specifically placed small electrodes to deliver electrical impulses across the SKIN to relieve PAIN. It is used less frequently to produce ANESTHESIA. |
| Preferred term | Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation |
| Entry term(s) |
Electric Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electrostimulation, Transdermal Nerve Stimulation, Transcutaneous Percutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Stimulation, Transcutaneous Electric Stimulation, Transcutaneous Nerve TENS Transcutaneous Electric Stimulation Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation Transdermal Electrostimulation |
| Concept UI |
M000624131 |
| Preferred term | Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy |
| Entry term(s) |
Electrical Neuromodulation, Percutaneous Electrical Neuromodulations, Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapy, Percutaneous Neuromodulation, Percutaneous Electrical Neuromodulations, Percutaneous Electrical Percutaneous Electrical Neuromodulation Percutaneous Electrical Neuromodulations Percutaneous Neuromodulation Therapies Therapy, Percutaneous Neuromodulation |
| Concept UI |
M0482191 |
| Preferred term | Analgesic Cutaneous Electrostimulation |
| Entry term(s) |
Cutaneous Electrostimulation, Analgesic Electrostimulation, Analgesic Cutaneous |
| Concept UI |
M0482192 |
| Preferred term | Electroanalgesia |
| Entry term(s) |
Electroanalgesias |
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