Who Invented The Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation?

Answer 1

Who invented the treatment of pain by Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, is unclear. However, a likely individual would be Scribonius Largus. He described the first known use of electrical stimulation for pain control sometime before 54 AD when the reign of Emperor Claudius ended.

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Sribonius Largus was the court physician to Claudius and was known for performing his own research. He was also noted for experimenting with unfamiliar treatments before using or recommending them to patients. For these reasons, it is likely that he discovered and developed this procedure. As reported by Scribonius Largus the source of electricity used was electrical fish (torpedo eels also called electric rays).

Since Largus, many philosophers, scientists, and physicians have tried to improve on this treatment, and progress has been made. However, the treatments are still controversial and more work needs to be done before full acceptance of this type of treatment is achieved.

Answer 2

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) was invented by a neurosurgeon named Shealy in the United States during the 1960s. He developed TENS as a non-invasive pain relief therapy that uses electrical current to stimulate nerves for pain relief.