Application of Low Frequency and Medium Frequency Currents in the Management of Acute and Chronic Pain-A Narrative Review

Trancutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and interferential therapy (IFT) have been a regular line of treatment for various types of acute and chronic pain. This review aims to compile the latest literature in pain management using these modalities which use low-frequency and medium-frequen...

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Autores principales: Samuel, Stephen Rajan, Maiya, G Arun
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Practitioner Section
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4332116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25709199
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/0973-1075.150203
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Sumario:Trancutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and interferential therapy (IFT) have been a regular line of treatment for various types of acute and chronic pain. This review aims to compile the latest literature in pain management using these modalities which use low-frequency and medium-frequency currents. The Cochrane Library, Scopus, PubMed, MEDLINE, and CINAHL were searched and studies were examined from their inception till October 2013. After title and abstract screening the relevant studies were included for this review. We found through this review that even though TENS and IFT are used in management of pain, there is limited amount of high quality research available in this area. Most of the studies lack methodological quality and have a low sample size.

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