Use of TENS Unit in the Management of Endometriosis Pain

TENS units have a wide application from treatment of chronic back pain, chronic abdominal pain, cancer pain, perioperative pain, and labor pain.19-24 TENS units have been shown to be well-tolerated with minimal side effects and have been successful in reducing pain as well as pain medication use in patients with primary dysmenorrhea, which excludes pathology such as endometriosis. 11-18 Certain TENS units have also been FDA approved for the general indication of pelvic pain.