A controlled study on the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and interferential therapy upon the RIII nociceptive and H-reflexes in humans

Citation
Fl. Cramp et al., A controlled study on the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and interferential therapy upon the RIII nociceptive and H-reflexes in humans, ARCH PHYS M, 81(3), 2000, pp. 324-333
Citations number
34
Categorie Soggetti
Ortopedics, Rehabilitation & Sport Medicine
Journal title
ARCHIVES OF PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION
ISSN journal
00039993 → ACNP
Volume
81
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
324 - 333
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-9993(200003)81:3<324:ACSOTE>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Objective: To study the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulati on (TENS) and interferential therapy (IFT) upon the RIII. nociceptive refle x and II-reflex. Design: Double-blind conditions. Participants: Seventy healthy subjects were randomly allocated to one of se ven groups (n = 10 per group): Control, TENS 1 (5Hz), TENS 2 (100Hz), TENS 3 (200Hz), IFT 1 (5Hz), LFT 2 (100Hz), IFT 3 (200Hz). Intervention: In the treatment groups, stimulation was applied over the rig ht sural nerve for 15 minutes. Main Outcome Measures: Ipsilateral RIII acid H-reflexes were recorded befor e treatment, immediately after treatment, and subsequently at 25, 35, and 4 5 minutes. Subjects rated the pain associated with the RIII reflex using a computerized visual analogue scale (VAS). Results: Statistical analysis using ANOVA showed no significant differences between baseline and posttreatment measurement for Rm reflex, II-reflex, o r VAS data. Conclusion: These results suggest that neither type of electrical stimulati on (TENS or IFT) affects the Rm or H-reflexes, at least using the parameter s and application time in this study.