EBB 27 - TENS
Evidence Based Birth®
Rebecca Dekker
4.3 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 23 May 2018
⏱️ 15 minutes
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Summary
What is TENS and how is it used for pain relief during labor? In today's video, we'll share all about the evidence for using TENS during labor and how researchers think it might work. We'll also discuss its history, if it's linked to any adverse effects, and how you can acquire a TENS unit and learn to use it.
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone in today's podcast we're going to talk about using tens for pain management during labor. |
| 0:07.0 | Welcome to the Evidence Based Birth Podcast. My name is Rebecca Decker and I'm a nurse with my |
| 0:15.7 | PhD and the founder of Evidence Space Birth. Join me each week as we work together |
| 0:20.9 | to get evidence-based information |
| 0:23.2 | into the hands of families and professionals |
| 0:25.9 | across the world. |
| 0:27.1 | As a reminder, this information is not medical advice. |
| 0:30.2 | See EB-B-Birth. |
| 0:31.4 | com slash disclaimer for more details. |
| 0:35.0 | Hi everyone, welcome back to the Evidence Space Birth Podcast. |
| 0:40.0 | Last week we covered the evidence on aroma therapy and I hope you found that episode interesting. |
| 0:46.0 | In today's podcast we're in continue our pain management series by talking about the use of tens |
| 0:52.0 | or transcutaneous electrical nerve stearns. the use during labor. So what is a TENS unit? Well, TENS unit. Well, TENS is a non-drug or non-pharmacological way to help manage pain. |
| 1:06.3 | You can buy a TENS unit online or at a local store. |
| 1:09.8 | I picked one up from Walgreens down the street to show in the YouTube video on this topic |
| 1:13.8 | and it cost me about $30. |
| 1:16.1 | There are nicer models that may cost you $100 or more. |
| 1:20.1 | Tens consists of a handheld portable device, it's connected to electrodes. |
| 1:25.0 | Electrodes typically come on pads that are kind of sticky pads that you can |
| 1:29.6 | stick on your skin. There may be small pads and larger pads. You would put those |
| 1:35.3 | pads on your skin and then connect the unit to the electrodes on the pad, either |
| 1:40.7 | directly onto it or sometimes there's wires that connect the pad on your |
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