TENS Therapy for Pain Management
In TENS therapy for pain management, a small, battery-operated device delivers low-voltage electrical current through the skin via electrodes placed near the source of pain.
TENS
Approved by the BabyCenter Australia Medical Advisory Board
What is TENS?
A TENS machine is a battery-operated hand held device about the size of a personal stereo or smaller, connected to stick-on electrode pads which are applied to the lower back.
How does it work?
TENS
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, a device for relieving the pain of labour.
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TENS has been used for pain relief in labour and is said to be effective particularly in early labour.
TENS: A form of pain relief which is self-administered via a control unit and electrodes on the woman's back. TENS stands for Transcutaneous Electronic Nerve Stimulation.
TENS - A method of pain relief that is accomplished by applying very small electrical impulses to nerve endings beneath the skin. The method can be used for laboring women to relieve pain associated with contractions, back labor and other discomforts.
TENS post-natally, so that might be worth looking into.
(The above "other" recommendations where from midwives and birthing moms and were obtained from Ronnie's Midwife Archives, Postpartum Issues.) ...
"TENS and gas and air did nothing for me. I had two shots of pethidine which were lovely and helped me rest, but they refused me any more.
So we grabbed all the things I had prepared: A portable stereo with the soothing baby in womb CD, my visualization books, my notes from prenatal class, the TENS unit we had rented, a small rolling pin to massage my back, ...
The objective of our study was to compare the effect of acupuncture with transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS) and traditional analgesics for pain relief and relaxation during delivery with respect to pain intensity, birth experience, ...
For pain control I use a TENS unit but may use Acupuncture this time, or maybe even both (my husband asked if I want to deliver the baby while making a batch of cookies . . . heehee).
transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)
Pain may be temporarily relieved with the use of a small TENS device that directs mild, electrical pulses to nerve endings beneath the skin in the painful joint area.
and the biggest help was a TENS machine. Attached to both forearms and hands it allowed me to fall asleep....wake after an hour or 2....then turn it back on (it was on timer). It was not a cure.....but helped a LOT!! ...
Epidurals
'Mobile' epidurals
Entonox (gas and air)
Spinals
TENS
Natural pain relief in labour
A-Z of natural pain relief
To get an idea of what giving birth is like, you can read a birth story from BabyCenter mothers.
Obstetricians run through the various options for pain relief. The TENS machine, gas and air, pethidine and - the mother of all pain relief - the epidural. Also non medical options like mobilization and warm baths are explored. (03:53) ...
can help you and your partner through different pain relief options including natural pain relief like relaxation, positioning, massage, etc. She will also be trained in letting you know what your other options are for pain relief like TENS, ...
For pain relief in labor, epidurals are most effective, but injections of sterile water near the sacrum works surprisingly well, as do immersion in a warm bath, and a high tech nerve stimulator called TENS.
 See also: Pregnancy, Contraction, Contractions, Delivery, Toddler
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