| Pain relief ‐ descriptive data | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Study | Pain scale used | HF TENS | Placebo | Conclusion |
| Placebo TENS | ||||
| Thomas 1995 | Total Pain measure on 100mm VAS 3 x day for 3 days Max score = 900 Pretreatment scores mean: 375 std dev: 157 | mean: 353 std dev: 128 n=12 | mean: 387 std dev: 167 n=12 | No difference between High frequency TENS and Placebo TENS in reducing pain (using ANOVA, p>0.05) |