TY - JOUR
T1 - Clinical and economic impact of TENS in patients with chronic low back pain
T2 - Analysis of a nationwide database
AU - Pivec, Robert
AU - Stokes, Michael
AU - Chitnis, Abhishek S.
AU - Paulino, Carl B.
AU - Harwin, Steven F.
AU - Mont, Michael A.
PY - 2013/12
Y1 - 2013/12
N2 - This study evaluated patients who were given transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) compared with a matched group without TENS prior to intervention and at 1-year follow-up. Patients who were treated with TENS had significantly fewer hospital and clinic visits, used less diagnostic imaging (31 vs 46 events per 100 patients), had fewer physical therapy visits (94 vs 107), and required less back surgery (7.5 vs 9.2 surgeries) than patients receiving other treatment modalities. Total annual costs for chronic low back pain patients without neurological involvement were lower in TENS patients ($17,957 vs $17,986 for non-TENS), even when the cost of the device was taken into account.
AB - This study evaluated patients who were given transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) compared with a matched group without TENS prior to intervention and at 1-year follow-up. Patients who were treated with TENS had significantly fewer hospital and clinic visits, used less diagnostic imaging (31 vs 46 events per 100 patients), had fewer physical therapy visits (94 vs 107), and required less back surgery (7.5 vs 9.2 surgeries) than patients receiving other treatment modalities. Total annual costs for chronic low back pain patients without neurological involvement were lower in TENS patients ($17,957 vs $17,986 for non-TENS), even when the cost of the device was taken into account.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84890842433
U2 - 10.3928/01477447-20131120-04
DO - 10.3928/01477447-20131120-04
M3 - Article
C2 - 24579210
AN - SCOPUS:84890842433
SN - 0147-7447
VL - 36
SP - 922
EP - 928
JO - Orthopedics
JF - Orthopedics
IS - 12
ER -