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Forty\u2010eight women who had undergone a total abdominal hysterectomy were randomly assigned into three groups (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic> = 16 each) to receive either (i) auricular TENS to therapeutic points (the true TENS group), (ii) auricular TENS to inappropriate points (the sham TENS group), or (iii) 20 minutes of bed rest with no stimulation (the control group). The intervention was delivered about 24 hours after the operation. A visual analogue scale was used to assess pain while resting (VAS\u2010rest) and upon huffing (VAS\u2010huff) and coughing (VAS\u2010cough), and the peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) was assessed before and at 0, 15, and 30 minutes after the intervention. \n<jats:italic>Result<\/jats:italic>. As compared to the baseline, only the true TENS group reported a significant reduction in VAS\u2010rest (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .001), VAS\u2010huff (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .004), and VAS\u2010cough (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> = .001), while no significant reduction in any of the VAS scores was seen in the sham TENS group (all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &gt; .05). In contrast, a small rising trend was observed in the VAS\u2010rest and VAS\u2010huff scores of the control group, while the VAS\u2010cough score remained largely unchanged during the period of the study. A between\u2010group comparison revealed that all three VAS scores of the true TENS group were significantly lower than those of the control group at 15 and 30 minutes after the intervention (all <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic> &lt; .02). No significant between\u2010group difference was observed in PEFR at any point in time. <jats:italic>Conclusion<\/jats:italic>. A single session of auricular TENS applied at specific therapeutic points significantly reduced resting (VAS\u2010rest) and movement\u2010evoked pain (VAS\u2010huff, VAS\u2010cough), and the effects lasted for at least 30 minutes after the stimulation. The analgesic effects of auricular TENS appeared to be point specific and could not be attributed to the placebo effect alone. 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