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Active and placebo TENS therapy associated with reduced shoulder strength following induced DOMS

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January 2019

Active and placebo TENS therapy associated with reduced shoulder strength following induced DOMS

Vol: 8| Issue: 1| Number:7| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Randomized Trial
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Prolonged Reduction in Shoulder Strength after Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Treatment of Exercise-Induced Acute Muscle Pain

Pain Pract. 2018 Nov;18(8):954-968.

Contributing Authors:
SZ George KA Butera PA Borsa GC Dover

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Synopsis

40 patients with exercise-induced delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) of the dominant shoulder were randomized to receive active transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), placebo TENS treatment (placebo) or no treatment. The primary outcome of interest was shoulder strength. Secondary outcomes included the change in pain (Visual Analog Scale; VAS), mechanical pain sensitivity, and shoul...

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