The Claim

Active transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) therapy does not demonstrate statistically significant superiority compared to sham (placebo) TENS in reducing neuropathic pain intensity in patients with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) following a 4-week treatment protocol, as evidenced by a between-group difference of 0.87 points on the Numeric Rating Scale (p=0.2377).

Source: A transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device for the relief of neuropathic pain in NMOSD: A randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial

What the research says

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Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
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Quantitative
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In plain English

A study found that using a TENS machine for nerve pain doesn't work any better than using a fake (sham) TENS machine - the pain relief was basically the same after 4 weeks.

See the scientific wording

Active TENS therapy does not demonstrate statistically significant superiority over sham TENS in reducing neuropathic pain in NMOSD patients after 4 weeks of treatment, with between-group difference of 0.87 NRS points (p=0.2377)

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: A transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation device for the relief of neuropathic pain in NMOSD: A randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled trial

    The study compared real TENS therapy to fake TENS (sham) in patients with NMOSD nerve pain. After 4 weeks, both groups felt less pain, but there was no meaningful difference between the real and fake TENS groups - meaning the real TENS wasn't actually better than the fake one.

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