Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for the Treatment of Renal Colic in the ED: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

In Reply to Dr Mohanty et al

“…For example, the efficacy of different analgesics for severe pain caused by renal colic and migraine headache has been studied by several groups of investigators to determine the most effective approach to pain management caused by these conditions. 5 -7 It has been reported that scorpion sting pain may be accompanied by partial reduction and recurrence. 3 The latter information about pain evolution after scorpion stings stimulated our investigation.…”