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TENS can be used along with other pain management strategies to relieve back or neck pain, arthritis pain, a pinched nerve, fibromyalgia, headache, menstrual cramps, sciatica, or shingles. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation must be prescribed by a doctor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>A method of electrical stimulation used for the relief of pain, including that of migraine, neuralgia and phantom limbs. It acts in a analogous way to acupuncture. Several controlled trials suggest that it provides at least a modicum of pain relief after operations, thereby reducing the amount of analgesics that may be called for.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The application of mild electrical stimulation to skin electrodes placed over a painful area. 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