Table 3. Analgesic effect of rTMS along the treatment.
| References | Analgesic effect | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before treatment | During treatment | After treatment | Follow-up | |
| Ahmed et al. (2011) | 7.4 | 1st session: 7,1 | 5th Session: 3.4 | 2 months: 4.5 |
| Di Rollo et al. (2011) | 6 | − | 15th Session: 4 | 3 weeks: 5 |
| Malavera et al. (2016) | 4.98 | − | 10th Session: 2.28 | 15 days: 2.28 |
| Scibilia et al. (2018) | 9 | − | 30th Session: 4 | 6 months: 4 |
| Grammer et al. (2015) | 5 | 4th Session: 2 | 28th Session: 1 | − |
| Lee et al. (2015) | 7 | 3rd Session: 0 | 60th Session: 2 | 3 months: 3 |
Abbreviation: rTMS, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation. Note: *Based on patient-reported visual analogue scale (VAS) score. The scale ranges from 0 to 10, with higher scores indicating greater severity of symptoms.