Clinical rehabilitation
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Clinical rehabilitation · Nov 2002
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialDoes four weeks of TENS and/or isometric exercise produce cumulative reduction of osteoarthritic knee pain?
To evaluate the cumulative effect of repeated transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on chronic osteoarthritic (OA) knee pain over a four-week treatment period, comparing it to that of placebo stimulation and exercise training given alone or in combination with TENS. ⋯ The four treatment protocols did not show significant between-group difference over the study period. It was interesting to note that isometric exercise training of the quadriceps alone also reduced knee pain towards the end of the treatment period.