Electrical Stimulation For Knee Pain

Systematic review and network meta analysis.

Electrical stimulation for knee pain.

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

Many other forms of electrical stimulation therapy for knee pain were evaluated by 2015. Another way tens may relieve pain is by triggering the release of natural painkillers endorphins in the brain. Other kinds of electrical stimulation. Zeng c osteoarthritis cartilage.

A meta analysis looked at six different kinds of electrical stimulation and 27 trials. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation tens what it is. Systematic review and network meta analysis osteoarthritis and cartilage. It sends an electric current to your nerves to override pain signals.

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. These various studies revolved around treating pain linked to knee osteoarthritis. 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.