Figure 1. Results of treatment at one week after the first session.
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Original Article
Volume 2, Number 3, June 2010, pages 127-136
Evaluation of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation as a Treatment of Neck Pain due to Musculoskeletal Disorders
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| Control Group | Treatment Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 8 | 7 |
| Female | 7 | 8 | |
| Age of subjects in relation to treatment | Range | 35 - 72 | 23 - 70 |
| Mean age (SD) | 58 (8) | 53 (7) | |
| Mean Female Age (SD) | 60 (9) | 48 (6) | |
| Mean Female Age (SD) | 56.50 (7) | 59 (8) | |
| Symptoms | Left | 8 (53.30%) | 6 (40%) |
| Right | 4 (26.70%) | 6 (40%) | |
| Both | 3 (20%) | 63 (20%) | |
| Severity of Symptoms | Range for the all | 11-35 | 11-35 |
| Mean score for the all | 19.66 | 19.66 | |
| Mean (SD) | 21.47 (1.43) | 17.20 (1.15) | |
| Analgesic Intake | No analgesic drugs | 8 | 10 |
| Simple analgesia only | 7 | 5 |
| No improvement | Improvement | Worse | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment | 3 (20%) | 11 (73.33%) | 1 (6.67%) |
| Control | 8 (53.33%) | 7 (46.67%) | 0 (-) |
| Control group | Treatment group | |
|---|---|---|
| Number of subjects with no marked pain relief | 8 (53.33%) | 2 (13.33%) |
| Number of subjects with marked pain relief after 0.5 - 2 hours | 3 (20%) | 2 (13.33%) |
| Number of subjects with marked pain relief after more 2 hours | 4 (26.67%) | 11 (73.33%) |
| RANGE | Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment group | ||
| Before | 15 - 57 | 34.80 (1.78) |
| During | 22 - 61 | 38.13 (10.35) |
| After switch off | 30 - 65 | 44.13 (10.04) |
| After week | 29 - 60 | 49.00 (9.62) |
| Control group | ||
| Before | 22 - 78 | 39.40 (13.67) |
| During | 22 - 51 | 39.00 (9.47) |
| After switch off | 25 - 60 | 40.53 (9.64) |
| After week | 25 - 53 | 42.07 (9.73) |
| Source | F | MS | SS | DF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | 12.16 | 420.83 | 1262.5 | 3 |
| Subject | 9.77 | 337.86 | 9798 | 29 |
| Treatment | 60.21 | 60.2 | 1 | |
| Resid. Between Patient | 347.58 | 9732.2 | 28 | |
| Time*Treatment | 5.365 | 185.59 | 556.8 | 3 |
| Error | 34.59 | 2905.5 | 84 | |
| Total | 14522.8 | 119 |