Women's Healthpreliminary · human dataDiscovery of the day
Across pooled randomised trials, TENS significantly reduced short-term perineal pain after episiotomy or childbirth-related perineal trauma, while low-level laser therapy and therapeutic ultrasound showed no significant benefit; narrative evidence favoured cooling for swelling and immediate relief.
- Study design
- Study
- Journal
- Orthop Rev (Pavia)
- Evidence
- preliminary
What it shows: The strongest comparison so far, with results pooled from nine trials in new mothers, and electrical stimulation came out clearly ahead. Only two of those trials were solidly run, so bigger and better studies are still needed before this is settled.Study · Orthop Rev (Pavia)
Physical Rehabilitation for Postpartum Perineal Morbidity After Episiotomy and Childbirth-Related Perineal Trauma: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Orthop Rev (Pavia) 2026Read the study →