Premenstrual Pain Clinical Trial
Official title:
EFFECT OF TENS ON ACUPOINTS IN PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
These will be no effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on premenstrual syndrome Does transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation affect premenstrual syndrome (PMS)?
Premenstrual syndrome is a collection of emotional, physiological, and behavioral symptoms that develop around the end of the luteal phase and fade away with or after menstruation Due to limited evidence on the efficacy of sustained progesterone and the side effects of antidepressant and anxiolytics, in some cases, alternative therapies are recommended for patients with PMS TEAS may be more effective than other forms of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in modulating brain activity because acupoint areas contain relatively denser neural and neuroactive components than non-acupoint areas TEAS has been reported to have similar efficacy as acupuncture, electrical acupuncture, and TENS ;