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Electroacupuncture

Guideline recommendation Recommended in the guideline of the European Association of Urology in the treatment of PPS: prostate pain syndrome

Cochrane recommendations
Recommendations EAPublication date
FibromyalgiaMay,2013
Nausea and Vomiting due to chemotherapyMarch, 2011
Theory based recommendations
IndicationMode
Non opioid pain80Hz-180μsec
Opioid pain2Hz-180μsec
Non opioid pain sensitive areas
( face, scalp..)
80HZ-60μsec
Opioid pain sensitive regions
( face, scalp..)
2Hz-60μsec
Han stimulation2Hz-210μsec-3 sec./
100Hz-120μsec-3sec
Alternative for opioid pain
to avoid accomodation
Mod. 20-100Hz in 2 sec-180 μsec
Spastic muscles/contraction
(hypertonic)
100Hz-300μsec
Edema4Hz-180μsec
Energetic tonification2Hz-180μsec-7min
4Hz-180μsec-7min
6Hz-180μsec-7min
Energetic sedation80Hz-180μsec-5min
100Hz-180μsec-5min
120Hz-180μsec-5min

From: Peter de Vilder, Belgium

Lieven Wauters, Belgium