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TENS Added to Physical Therapy Lowers Fibromyalgia Pain

Adjunctive transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation improves movement-evoked pain and fatigue in pragmatic trial

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    TENS reduces movement-evoked pain in fibromyalgia patients.

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    Study included 459 patients from 28 clinics.

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    Patients using TENS reported greater pain reduction (mean difference: 1.2 points).

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    Improvements sustained for 6 months.

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    Modest effectiveness noted, especially with non-tailored therapy.

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    Minor adverse events were reported in about 30% of TENS users.

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    No serious adverse events linked to TENS.

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    TENS is a safe, nonpharmacologic therapy option for fibromyalgia.

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TENS Added to Physical Therapy Lowers Fibromyalgia Pain

  • by Andrea Surnit

  • April 3, 2026

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