Las Vegas—A new wearable transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (W-TENS) device provided greater relief from pain of knee osteoarthritis (OA) than opioids, in a prospective, randomized controlled trial comparing the two interventions (Ther Adv Musculoskelet Dis 2022;14:1-180).
The investigators noted that OA is the most common joint disease, with the knee being the most prevalent site and pain the most frequent symptom and major cause of disability. They also highlighted the pressing