Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in osteoarthrosis: a therapeutic alternative?
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Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in osteoarthrosis: a therapeutic alternative?
Thirty patients with chronic pain due to osteoarthrosis (OA) of the knee were enrolled in a randomised double-blind cross-over trial of self-administered transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and placebo TENS. Medication was standardised to paracetamol tablets only. As measured on visual analogue scales for pain relief 46% of patients responded to active therapy and 43% to placebo....
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Authored by Vladimir Kaye, MD, Consulting Staff, Departments of Neurology and Psychiatry, Hoag Hospital Coauthored by Murray E Brandstater, MBBS, PhD, Chairman and Program Director, Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Loma Linda University School of Medicine Edited by Virginia Simson Nelson, MD, MPH, Chief, Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
سال: 1984
ISSN: 0003-4967
DOI: 10.1136/ard.43.1.47