The analgesic effect of electrode placement area for Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation （TENS） in knee pain during exercise—Comparison of two placements in the same dermatome area—

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  • 運動時の膝痛に対する電気刺激療法の電極貼付部位の検討
  • ─同一デルマトーム内での比較─

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<p>The purpose of this study was comparison of the analgesic effect for pain in knee osteoarthritis (knee OA) during exercise with electrode placement in same areas of dermatome whether or not included the knee joint in the current-carrying path of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). 8 women who had unilateral knee pain of knee OA participated in this study. The electrodes were installed in the two areas of dermatome L3 and L4. One condition of electrode pair was placed upper and inner lower of patella, and another condition electrode of pair was placed lower and inner lower of patella. All subjects walked on flat ground and walked the stairs ascending/descending during being received the treatment with and without TENS. The degree of the knee pain after each exercise was measured using Visual analog scale (VAS). In both conditions, the results of VAS with TENS were significantly reduced compared to VAS without TENS (p＜0.01). By comparing both conditions, there was no significant difference in the change of VAS between with TENS and without TENS. These results suggest that analgesic effect for pain in knee OA during exercise with TENS is same without TENS being affected by electrode placement in same areas of dermatome whether or not included the knee joint in the current-carrying path.</p>

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  • CRID
    1390574798847574784
  • DOI
    10.57337/jjeapt.17-12
  • ISSN
    27581063
    21889805
  • Text Lang
    en
  • Data Source
    • JaLC
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