Method of pain relief in patients after abdominal/pelvic surgery

摘要

The method of reducing pain in a patient by combining a traditional pharmacological treatment with electro-acupuncture or percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation therapy. The pharmacological treatment consists of using analgesics such as morphine sulfate and hydromorphine provided to patients around the clock or as needed for pain. The patient controlled analgesia pump (PCA) is used by patients for self-administering of analgesia as needed. After patient stops using PCA pump narcotic and non-narcotic pain medications are administered mostly orally. Typically, there are two pairs of needle electrodes, two on each leg, connected to two separate outputs of the portable electrical stimulator. The constructions of the needle holder and the stimulator allow a patient to move freely and, if necessary, to carry the device during the entire day.