Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on acupoints relieves labor pain: A non-randomized controlled study

Ting Peng; Xiao-tian Li; Shu-feng Zhou; Yu Xiong; Yuan Kang; Hai-dong Cheng

doi:10.1007/s11655-010-0234-9

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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on acupoints relieves labor pain: A non-randomized controlled study

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- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on acupoints relieves labor pain: A non-randomized controlled study
- Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine Vol. 16, Issue 3, Pages: 234-238(2010)
- Affiliations：
  
  1. Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University,Shanghai,China
  2. Queensland College of Life Science and Technology University,Queensland,Australia
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- Funds：
  
  Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 30471820) and the Foundation of Shanghai for Key Medical Subjects (No. 05-III 016).
- DOI：10.1007/s11655-010-0234-9
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- Published：2010，
  
  Published Online：8 August 2010，
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Peng, T., Li, Xt., Zhou, Sf. et al. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on acupoints relieves labor pain: A non-randomized controlled study., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 16, 234–238 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-010-0234-9

Ting Peng, Xiao-tian Li, Shu-feng Zhou, et al. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on acupoints relieves labor pain: A non-randomized controlled study. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 16(3):234-238(2010)
Peng, T., Li, Xt., Zhou, Sf. et al. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on acupoints relieves labor pain: A non-randomized controlled study., Chin. J. Integr. Med. 16, 234–238 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11655-010-0234-9 DOI：

Ting Peng, Xiao-tian Li, Shu-feng Zhou, et al. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on acupoints relieves labor pain: A non-randomized controlled study. [J]. Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine 16(3):234-238(2010) DOI： 10.1007/s11655-010-0234-9.

摘要

To investigate the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on four specific acupuncture points Hegu (LI4)

Neiguan (PC6)

Danshu (BL19) and Weishu (BL21) for reducing pain in labor. A total of 160 voluntary nulliparous women who were willing to receive TENS for analgesia were assigned to the treatment group after cervical dilation of more than 2 cm. Another 145 matched nullipara were recruited as the control group. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was used to assess the pain before and 0.5 h after the application of TENS. Then

VAS was assessed every one hour until delivery. Percentage of VAS score decreased by > 25% was the primary outcome

the delivery mode and neonatal outcome were measured as secondary outcomes. Adverse reactions were also recorded during TENS. The percentage of VAS score decreased by > 25% was 68.6% in the TENS treatment group. Maternal delivery mode and neonatal outcomes were not significantly different between the two groups. In addition

the incidence of postpartum hemorrhage in the TENS treatment group was less than the control group (P<0.05). There was no adverse reaction recorded with TENS on acupoints. As a novel and non-invasive approach

TENS on specific acupoints including Hegu (LI4)

Neiguan (PC6)

Danshu (BL19) and Weishu (BL21) was an effective method for analgesia in labor.

Abstract

To investigate the efficacy of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on four specific acupuncture points Hegu (LI4)

Neiguan (PC6)

VAS was assessed every one hour until delivery. Percentage of VAS score decreased by > 25% was the primary outcome

TENS on specific acupoints including Hegu (LI4)

Neiguan (PC6)

Danshu (BL19) and Weishu (BL21) was an effective method for analgesia in labor.

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laborpainTranscutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulationacupoint

Keywords

laborpainTranscutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulationacupoint

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