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Improved function and pain when using pulsed electrical stimulator for knee osteoarthritis

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August 2013

Improved function and pain when using pulsed electrical stimulator for knee osteoarthritis

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:164| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

A 3-month, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a highly optimized, capacitively coupled, pulsed electrical stimulator in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee

Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2007 Jun;15(6):630-7. Epub 2007 Feb 15

Contributing Authors:
D Garland P Holt JT Harrington J Caldwell T Zizic J Cholewczynski

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58 patients with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis (OA) were randomized to either receive treatment using an pulsed electrical stimulator (PES) device (intervention) or a placebo device (control). Results at 3 months demonstrated that patients with knee OA in the intervention group had significantly improved function and pain scores compared to the control group.

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