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Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation & Inferential Currents for Knee Osteoarthritis

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February 2024

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation & Inferential Currents for Knee Osteoarthritis

Vol: 306| Issue: 2| Number:28| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Comparison of the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and interferential current therapies in central sensitization in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Korean J Pain . 2023 Jul 1;36(3):392-403.

Contributing Authors:
SE Artuc AC Uckun FA Sivas FG Yurdakul H Bodur

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80 patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomized to receive either transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS; n=20), inferential current (IFC; n=20), TENS-placebo (n=20), or IFC-placebo (n=20). The primary outcome of interest was knee and shoulder Pain Pressure Threshold (PPT) at 2 weeks and 3 months. Secondary outcomes of interest included pain on a Visual Analog Scale, Western Ontari...

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