Implementation of Electrical Auricular Acupuncture and Low Frequency Modulated Electric Current Therapy in Pain Management of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Pilot Trial.
conservative therapy
electrical auricular acupuncture (EAA)
knee osteoarthritis
low frequency modulated electric current therapy (LFMECT)
pharmacological analgesics
Journal
Journal of clinical medicine
ISSN: 2077-0383
Titre abrégé: J Clin Med
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101606588
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
15 Aug 2019
15 Aug 2019
Historique:
received:
28
06
2019
revised:
10
08
2019
accepted:
14
08
2019
entrez:
25
8
2019
pubmed:
25
8
2019
medline:
25
8
2019
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Knee osteoarthritis is a major cause of knee pain. Conservative therapy resources are limited due to adverse effects. Therefore, alternative non-invasive therapy approaches to reduce pain medications are gaining importance. The current study analyses if electrical auricular acupuncture (EAA) or low frequency modulated electric current therapy (LFMECT) could support analgesic treatment. In a randomized pilot trial patients with painful knee OA were treated with EAA (group 1) or LFMECT (group 2) additional to standard pharmacological analgesic treatment. In total 19 female and 10 male patients with a mean age of 59.1 years (standard deviation ± 13.6) and a mean BMI of 28.9 kg/m Rescue medication intake was comparable between both groups on day 42 ( Data of the current study indicates that implementation of EAA or LFMECT seems to be beneficial to reduce knee pain and improve knee function in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Knee osteoarthritis is a major cause of knee pain. Conservative therapy resources are limited due to adverse effects. Therefore, alternative non-invasive therapy approaches to reduce pain medications are gaining importance. The current study analyses if electrical auricular acupuncture (EAA) or low frequency modulated electric current therapy (LFMECT) could support analgesic treatment.
METHODS
METHODS
In a randomized pilot trial patients with painful knee OA were treated with EAA (group 1) or LFMECT (group 2) additional to standard pharmacological analgesic treatment. In total 19 female and 10 male patients with a mean age of 59.1 years (standard deviation ± 13.6) and a mean BMI of 28.9 kg/m
RESULTS
RESULTS
Rescue medication intake was comparable between both groups on day 42 (
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Data of the current study indicates that implementation of EAA or LFMECT seems to be beneficial to reduce knee pain and improve knee function in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31443284
pii: jcm8081229
doi: 10.3390/jcm8081229
pmc: PMC6723024
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
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