Immediate effects of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in patients with lateral elbow pain

Ultrasound guided-percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation appears to be effective in the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain. To investigate the immediate effects of one session of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on the radial nerve in patients with lateral elbow pain. A randomized...

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Published in:Physiotherapy theory and practice 2024-12, Vol.40 (12), p.2783-12
Main Authors: Albert-Lucena, Daniel, Navarro-Santana, Marcos José, López-de-Uralde-Villanueva, Ibai, Díaz-Arribas, María José, Valera-Calero, Juan Antonio, Fernández-de-Las-Peñas, César, Plaza-Manzano, Gustavo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Chronic pain
Clinical research
Clinical trials
Elbow Joint - innervation
Elbow Joint - physiopathology
Female
Grip strength
Hand Strength
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Musculoskeletal pain
Nerve stimulation
Pain
Pain Measurement
Pain Threshold
Radial Nerve - physiopathology
Thresholds
Time Factors
Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation - methods
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:Ultrasound guided-percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation appears to be effective in the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain. To investigate the immediate effects of one session of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on the radial nerve in patients with lateral elbow pain. A randomized clinical trial was conducted. Sixty patients with chronic lateral elbow pain were allocated into real-percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (  = 30) or sham-percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (  = 30) where the patients received one-single session of the real or sham percutaneous stimulation on the radial nerve, respectively. Pressure pain thresholds, pain intensity, pain-free grip strength, and the self-perceived improvement were evaluated after the intervention. Significant differences between groups for pain intensity (-11.55, 95% CI -21.79 to -1.30,  
ISSN:0959-3985
1532-5040
1532-5040
DOI:10.1080/09593985.2023.2296063