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Assessment of Neuromuscular Function Using Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
Published on: September 13, 2015
Does transcutaneous nerve stimulation have effect on sympathetic skin response?
E Esra Okuyucu1, Ayşe Dicle Turhanoğlu2, Murat Guntel3
1Mustafa Kemal University, Department of Neurology, Hatay, Turkey.
Objective:
This study examined the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on the sympathetic nerve system by sympathetic skin response test.
Methods:
Fifty-five healthy volunteers received either: (i) 30minutes TENS (25 participants) (ii) 30minutes sham TENS (30 participants) and SSR test was performed pre- and post-TENS. The mean values of latency and peak-to-peak amplitude of five consecutive SSRs were calculated.
Results:
A significant amplitude difference was found between TENS and sham TENS group both in right and left hand (p=0.04, p=0.01, respectively). However there was no significant latancy difference between two groups (p>0.05 ).
Conclusion:
TENS has an inhibitory effect on elicited SNS responses when compared with sham TENS control group.
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