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The Analgesic Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Interferential Currents on the Experimental Ischemic Pain Model: Frequency 50 Hz

실험적 허혈 통증 모델에서 경피신경전기자극과 간섭파전류의 진통 효과 비교 : 주파수 50 Hz를 중심으로

  • Bae, Young-Hyeon (Department of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine, Samsung Medical Center)
  • Received : 2012.02.13
  • Accepted : 2012.06.07
  • Published : 2012.06.30
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Abstract

Interferential currents (IFC) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) are used for pain management. This study compared the analgesic effects of IFC and TENS on experimentally induced ischemic pain in otherwise pain-free subjects using a modified version of the submaximal-effort tourniquet technique. The subjects were 14 volunteers (7 male, 7 female) without known pathology that could cause pain. Their mean age was $26.7{\pm}2.0$ years. A single-blind, sham controlled, parallel-group method was used. The primary outcome measure was the change in the self-report of pain intensity during 1 of 3 possible interventions: (1) IFC, (2) TENS, or (3) sham electrotherapy. The IFC and TENS were administered on the forearm, and the sham electrotherapy group received no current output via a dummy stimulator. The results show that a 2-way repeated-measures analysis of variance revealed that there was no change in pain intensity during treatment when all 3 groups were considered together. The mean to pain intensity with the IFC intervention was no different than with TENS. Thus, Statistical analysis showed that both interventions decreased the pain intensity ratings significantly and the difference between interventions was not simply insignificant. IFC has been shown to be more comfortable than TENS in present studies and is likely to be better accepted and tolerated by patients, clinical investigation is warranted.

통증 관리를 위해 전기자극 중 경피신경전기자극과 간섭파전류가 사용되고 있다. 본 연구는 대상자에게 수정된 최대하 압박대 방법을 이용하는 실험적 허혈 통증모델에서 경피신경전기자극과 간섭파전류간의 통증 완화 효과를 비교하기 위해 실시되었다. 병리학적 문제로 인한 통증을 갖고 있지 않는 14명(남 7명, 여 7명)을 대상으로 실시하였고 대상자의 평균 나이는 $26.7{\pm}2.0$세 이었다. 본 연구는 단일맹검법, 위약군 방법을 이용하여 경피신경전기자극, 간섭파전류, 위약 전기자극 3가지 중재를 적용하는 동안 주기에 따른 통증 강도를 자가 설문을 이용해 측정하였다. 경피신경전기자극과 간섭파전류는 상지의 전완에 실시하였고 위약군은 가짜 자극기를 이용해 전류가 출력되지 않는 자극을 적용하였다. 연구 결과를 보면 이원-반복 분산분석에서 3가지 전기자극 동안 통증 강도 변화의 차이가 없었고 간섭파전류와 경피신경전기자극간에는 통증 강도의 변화가 다르지 않았다. 따라서, 통계적으로 간섭파전류와 경피신경전기자극 모두 통증 강도가 감소하였지만 두 전기자극간에 유의한 차이를 보이지 않으면 동등한 효과를 나타내었다. 대상자에게 인식되는 전기자극의 편안함과 통증 완화 효과면에서 간섭파전류가 경피신경전기자극 보다 더 선호되었다.

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