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Clinical Pain 2022; 21(2): 95-99

Published online December 31, 2022 https://doi.org/10.35827/cp.2022.21.2.95

Copyright © Korean Association of Pain Medicine.

Effects of Combined Treatment with Thermotherapy and Electrical Stimulation on Musculoskeletal Pain Disorders: A Systematic Review

근골격계 통증에서 온냉치료와 전기자극치료의 동시병합요법의 효과: 체계적 문헌 고찰

Kyeong Eun Uhm, M.D., Bo Mi Kwon, M.S., Min Woo Woo, M.D., Hyo Eun Kwon, M.D. and Jongmin Lee, M.D., Ph.D.

엄경은ㆍ권보미ㆍ우민우ㆍ권효은ㆍ이종민

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, Konkuk University Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

건국대학교병원 재활의학과

Received: October 4, 2022; Revised: November 17, 2022; Accepted: December 6, 2022

Abstract

Objective: This review aimed to investigate the effects of combined treatment with thermotherapy and electrical stimulation simultaneously in musculoskeletal pain disorders. Method: A systematic review was performed using electronic databases including PubMed and Embase. Following search terms were used: (simultaneous OR synchronous OR combined) AND (thermotherapy OR “thermal therapy” OR heat OR “hot pack” OR ultrasound OR microwave OR shortwave OR cold OR cryotherapy) AND (“electrical stimulation” OR electrotherapy OR TENS OR “interferential current”). Studies on the simultaneous application of thermotherapy and electrical stimulation, comparing with single physical modalities or massage were included. Results: After title and abstract exclusion, four articles were selected, according to the eligibility criteria. Combined treatment did not reveal a differential effect on pain reduction when compared to a single physical modality. However, combined treatment showed superior effects on functional aspects such as range of motion (ROM) and timed up-and-go score. Conclusion: This review suggests that combined treatment with thermotherapy and electrical stimulation simultaneously seems to have a superior effect on ROM, balance, and gait ability, but not pain reduction, in musculoskeletal pain disorders. However, the number of included studies in this review was small and study designs were heterogeneous. Therefore, further research is needed to confirm these findings.

KeywordsSimultaneous, Heat, Cold, Electrical stimulation, TENS

Korean Association of Pain Medicine

Vol.23 No.2
December 2024

eISSN: 2765-5156

Frequency: Semi Annual

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