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Knee OA: Pattern stimulation reduces pain and stiffness and improves function

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April 2013

Knee OA: Pattern stimulation reduces pain and stiffness and improves function

Vol: 2| Issue: 3| Number:22| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Evaluating the benefits of patterned stimulation in the treatment of osteoarthritis of the knee: A multi-center, randomized, single-blind, controlled study with an independent masked evaluator

Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2008 Aug;16(8):865-72. Epub 2008 Feb 8

Contributing Authors:
FX Burch JN Tarro JJ Greenberg WJ Carroll

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116 patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomized to either receive a combination of interferential (IF) stimulation and patterned muscle stimulation or low-current transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). The results indicated that patterned muscle stimulation was effective in reducing patients' pain and stiffness, while improving function. These effects were noted as early as 2 we...

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