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Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation for Improving Pain and Cognitive Function in Elderly

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February 2025

Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation for Improving Pain and Cognitive Function in Elderly

Vol: 307| Issue: 2| Number:3| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Evaluation of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation for improving pain and cognitive function in elderly patients around the perioperative period of hip replacement surgery: A meta-analysis.

PLoS One . 2024 Oct 21;19(10):e0309673.

Contributing Authors:
S Xu K Huang Q Jiang

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Thirteen studies including 946 elderly patients undergoing hip replacement surgery were analyzed in this systematic review and meta-analysis comparing TEAS to control or sham stimulation. Pooled outcomes of interest included pain levels assessed by 1-day and 2-day visual analogue scale (VAS) scores, cognitive function measured by 1-day and 3-day mini-mental state examination (MMSE) scores, postope...

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