Electrical Stimulation For Knee Pain

Zeng et al 2015 examined the effectiveness of different electrical stimulation es therapies in pain relief of patients with knee osteoarthritis oa.

Electrical stimulation for knee pain.

Zeng c osteoarthritis cartilage. Systematic review and network meta analysis. Other kinds of electrical stimulation. To investigate the efficacy of different electrical stimulation es therapies in pain relief of patients with knee osteoarthritis oa.

Electronic databases including medline embase and cochrane library were searched through for rcts comparing any es therapies with control interventions sham or blank or with each other. Neuromuscular electrical stimulation nmes has been proposed generally as a complementary treatment associated with other interventions such as exercise or as a single treatment to increase. Electronic databases including medline embase and cochrane library were searched through for randomized controlled trials rcts comparing any es therapies with control interventions sham or blank or with each other. Electrical stimulation for pain relief in knee osteoarthritis.

Systematic review and network meta analysis osteoarthritis and cartilage. Many other forms of electrical stimulation therapy for knee pain were evaluated by 2015. A meta analysis looked at six different kinds of electrical stimulation and 27 trials. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation tens what it is.

Patellofemoral pain syndrome now generally referred to as patellofemoral pain pfp is one of the most common orthopaedic disorders characterised by pain in the anterior or retropatellar knee region. Tens uses sticky electrode patches attached to a small battery operated device. Another way tens may relieve pain is by triggering the release of natural painkillers endorphins in the brain. These various studies revolved around treating pain linked to knee osteoarthritis.