Effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on pain in patients
with spinal cord injury: a randomized controlled trial |
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| Authors: | Xia Bi Hong Lv Bin-Lin Chen Xin Li Xue-Qiang Wang |
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| Institution: | 1) Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Shanghai Gongli Hospital, China;2) Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Shanghai Kaiyuan Orthopedics Hospital, China;3) Department of Sports Rehabilitation, Shanghai University of Sport, China |
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| Abstract: | Purpose] To investigate the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
(TENS) on pain in patients with spinal cord injury. Subjects and Methods] Fifty-two
spinal cord injury patients with central pain were randomly allocated into two groups TENS
and control with 26 subjects per group. The patients in TENS and control groups were
treated with TENS and sham TENS for 20 min (three times a week) for 12 consecutive weeks,
respectively. The two group’s pain was assessed using visual analog scale (VAS) and the
McGill Pain Questionnaire (including pain rating index-total, pain rating index-affective,
pain rating index-sensory, present pain intensity, and number of words chosen) before and
after the treatment. Results] After the intervention, we found significant differences in
VAS, pain rating index-total, pain rating index-affective, pain rating index-sensory,
present pain intensity, and number of words chosen between the TENS group and the control
group. Conclusion] Our results suggest that TENS effectively decreases pain in patients
with spinal cord injury.Key words: Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, Pain, Spinal cord injury |
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