Highlights
- •Interference current (IFC) applications increase pain and functional capacity.
- •Low-frequency transkutaneal electric stimulation (TENS) applications increase pain and functional capacity.
- •Low-frequency transkutaneal electric stimulation (TENS) application was a more effective method than IFC in increasing the quality of life.
Abstract
Objective
The aim is to compare the effects of different electrical stimulations on pain, functional
capacity and quality of life in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (pwMS).
Method
40 pwMS were included in the study, randomized by simple random method and divided
into 2 groups. Low-frequency Transkutaneal Electric Stimulation (TENS) was applied
to 1st group and Interferential current was applied to 2nd group for 30 min 5 days/a
week for 4 weeks. For pain severity Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), for neuropathic pain
the LANSS questionnaire was used. Functional capacity was evaluated with the 2-minute
walk test (2MWT) and quality of life was evaluated with the 'Multiple Sclerosis International
Quality of Life Scale (MusiQol)'.
Results
The most severe and mean VAS and LANSS results significiantly decreased, 2MWT results
significiantly increased in two groups (p<0.05). A significiant increase was found in all sub-headings of the MusiQol, except
for the relationship with the health system in TENS group (p<0.05). An increase was found in the total score, activities of daily living, well-being,
relationship with friends, relationship with family, sexual life, rejection sub-headings
of the MusiQol in IFC group (p<0.05). There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of VAS, LANSS,
2MWT and MusiQol (p>0.05).
Conclusion
In this study, it was found that interference current and TENS applications decrease
pain and increase functional capacity. However, it was determined that TENS application
was a more effective method in increasing the quality of life.
Clinicaltrials
: NCT05110586.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 29, 2023
Accepted:
January 24,
2023
Received in revised form:
January 19,
2023
Received:
November 29,
2022
Footnotes
☆This work was supported by a grant from the Kahramanmaraş Sütçü İmam University Scientific Research Projects Unit, Project Number: 2021/7–13 M
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