The Comparison of the Acupuncture-Like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Conventional Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Crossover Effect

침형 경피신경 전기자극법과 전통적인 경피신경 전기자극법의 교차효과 비교

  • Kwon, Soo-Hyun (Dept. of Rehabilitation, College of Health Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Bae, Eun-Young (Dept. of Rehabilitation, College of Health Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Shin, Young-Ju (Dept. of Rehabilitation, College of Health Science, Yonsei University) ;
  • Lee, Jae-Ho (Yonsei Rehabilitation Hospital, Yonsei University Medical Center)
  • 권수현 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 재활학과) ;
  • 배은영 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 재활학과) ;
  • 신영주 (연세대학교 보건과학대학 재활학과) ;
  • 이재호 (연세의료원 재활병원 물리치료팀)
  • Published : 1996.09.21

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to compare acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation(ALTENS) with conventional transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation(C-TENS) for crossover effect in healthy subjects. Forty subjects recieved ALTENS(20 persons), C-TENS(20 persons) to one upper extremity. Each technic was applied to the motor point of the wrist extensor muscle group for twenty-minutes. With the subject placed in supine the technics were applied at 80 Hz, 2-10 mA(ALTENS) and 10 Hz, 4-12 mA(C-TENS). Results revealed: (1) a significant difference between the pretreatment and posttreatment in each group(p<.05) (2) no significant difference between ALTENS and C-TENS(p>.05). In conclusion, there was no difference between ALTENS and C-TENS for crossover effect.

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