Objective: This article aims to assess the effect of transcutaneous electrical stimulation or ultrasound therapy in the treatment of post-mastectomy upper limb lymphedema. Method: A systematic literature review was performed from 1980 to 2012 from the MedLine, Cochrane Library, LILACS and SciELO databases. The terms used in the search were (breast neoplasm OR breast cancer OR lymphedema) and (h...

Ischialgia yaitu suatu kondisi yang disebabkan karena adanya penekanan pada saraf ischiadicus herniasi diskus atau tonjolan tulang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektifitas dari pemberian Infrared, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Mobilization, Pelvic Tilting dan Stretching kasus Ischialgia. Dengan masing-masing dosis infrared dengan seminggu dua kali, intensitas...

Purpose: Neuroscience studies suggest that Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) is associated with central sensitization, and maladaptive reorganization of the brain; this introduced a new target for LBP treatment. Studies revealed that cortical and peripheral electrical stimulation can be beneficial in regulating brain neuronal activity. However, there is a scarcity of evidence to support the effects ...

introduction: pain control is the most important issue in emergency department management of patients with femoral bone fractures. the present study aimed to compare the procedural features of ultrasonography and nerve stimulator guided femoral nerve block in this regard. method: in this randomized clinical trial, patients with proximal femoral fractures presenting to emergency department were ...

The Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulator (TENS) is one of the medical devices that uses electricity to stimulate nerve and produce analgesic effects. A TENS device a small battery-powered or city-powered with ends attached sticky pads called electrodes. TENS, its main purpose helping reduce pain muscle spasms, has wide usage area, especially in arthritis, fibromyalgia, chronic pelvic pain...