01204nas a2200253   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002700055653003300082653001100115653001200126653001300138653000900151653002000160100001400180700001800194700001500212245006200227300001100289490000700300050003200307520059700339022001400936       1979                            d  c1979 Oct10aCentral Nervous System10aElectric Stimulation Therapy10aHumans10aleprosy10aNeuritis10aPain10aPain management1 aMehta J M1 aNimbalkar S T1 aThalayan K00aA new approach in the relief of pain of leprous neuritis.  a459-640 v51  aInfolep Library - available3 a<p>Transcutaneous Nerve Stimulation (TNS) has been known since the last several decades to relieve pain in many conditions. For the first time it was used in the treatment of the severe and agonizing pain caused by leprous neuritis with highly beneficial results without producing any side effects. This study was made on 40 patients, and in the majority of the cases there was total relief of pain with one application of a few hours duration. This encouraging result has led the authors to the conclusion that TNS could be a useful tool in a hospital where leprosy patients are treated.</p>  a0024-1024