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Reviewing the relevant anatomy related to pain transmission, discussing how pain is transmitted through the nervous system, and presenting how TENS decreases pain and its’ effectiveness in the clinic!

Timestamps

1:09- Relevant anatomy related to pain

-Nociceptors

• C fibers
• A-Deltas

-Mechanoreceptors

• A-Beta

-Brain

• Thalamus
• PAG/Raphe Nucleus/Reticular Formation

4:14- How pain is transmitted throughout the nervous system

7:26- How TENS decreases pain

-Gate Control Theory

-Role of the Brain

• Descending Pain Inhibition

12:28- Clinical Efficacy of TENS

-Pain Relief

-Arthrogenic Inhibition

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