Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the treatment of myofascial pain dysfunction

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dc.contributor.authorKruger, L. R.
dc.contributor.authorvan der Linden, W. J.
dc.contributor.authorCleaton-Jones, P. E.
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-29T12:02:21Z
dc.date.available2016-04-29T12:02:21Z
dc.date.issued1998
dc.descriptionPKen_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) plus conservative therapy (ibuprofen, bite plate, self-physiotherapy) on myofascial pain dysfunction (MPD) was determined. A single-blind trial as done in 10 patients with MPD with subthreshold TENS (frequency 35 Hz, pulse width 100 milliseconds, modulation 50%) compared with sham TENS at 8 visits over 14 weeks. Pain was assessed on a visual analogue scale before and after TENS at each visit and the data were analysed with the analysis of variance (ANOVA) for repeated measures. A highly significant effect was seen for time (F = 4.80, P = 0.0003) but not for TENS. Subthreshold TENS did not increase the symptom relief produced by conservative treatment with the protocol used.en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationKruger, L. R., van der Linden, W. J., Cleaton-Jones, P. E. 1998. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the treatment of myofascial pain dysfunction. South African journal of surgery; 36(1):35-8en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10539/20296
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.subjectMyofascial Pain Syndromes/therapyen_ZA
dc.subjectTranscutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulationen_ZA
dc.subjectPain Thresholden_ZA
dc.titleTranscutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in the treatment of myofascial pain dysfunctionen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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