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Osteoarthritis
Knee OA: Pattern stimulation reduces pain and stiffness and improves function
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Knee OA: Pattern stimulation reduces pain and stiffness and improves function
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Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2008 Aug;16(8):865-72. Epub 2008 Feb 8
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FX Burch JN Tarro JJ Greenberg WJ Carroll

116 patients with knee osteoarthritis were randomized to either receive a combination of interferential (IF) stimulation and patterned muscle stimulation or low-current transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS). The results indicated that patterned muscle stimulation was effective in reducing patients' pain and stiffness, while improving function. These effects were noted as early as 2 weeks after treatment had been initiated.

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OrthoEvidence. Knee OA: Pattern stimulation reduces pain and stiffness and improves function. ACE Report. 2013;3(4):22. Available from: https://myorthoevidence.com/AceReport/Report/

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