COMPARISON OF TREATMENT DURATION OF TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIES KNEE PAIN

Dr.S. SUBBIAH

Volume : VIII, Issue : III, March - 2018

COMPARISON OF TREATMENT DURATION OF TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION IN THE MANAGEMENT OF OSTEOARTHRITIES KNEE PAIN

Dr. S. Subbiah

Abstract :

The purpose of this study was to compare the treatment duration of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in the Management of Osteoarthrities Knee Pain. For this purpose twenty (N=20) Osteoarthritis Knee patients were selected as subjects. Based on the treatment duration the group was divided into two groups of ten each, group–I was treated with TENS for20 Minutes Duration group–II was treated with TENS for 40 Minutes Duration. Both groups were treated for a period of seven days. Pain was measured before and after the treatment through numerical pain rating scale. The data obtained from the experimental groups before and after the treatment period were statistically analyzed with Students ‘t’ test. The results of the study found both 20 minutes and 40 minutes duration of TENS are effective in pain relief. But the patient who received 40 minutes of TENS showed better relief then patients who received 20 minutes of TENS