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. 2022 Jun 7;11(12):3252. doi: 10.3390/jcm11123252

Table 5.

Summary of the findings from the six papers with interventions regarding electrical stimulation.

Authors Interventions Sample Size Relative Risk Reduction of Pain WOMAC
Atamaz et al., (2012) [73] TENS n = 29 11%
IFC n = 27 11%
Pietrosimone et al., (2020) [72] TENS + TE n = 30 10.57%
sham TENS + TE n = 30 3.3%
TE only n = 30 12%
Adedoyin et al., (2005) [75] exercise+ electrical stimulation n = 16 27%
exercise n = 11 7%
Garland et al., (2007) [76] Active device n = 38 26%%
Placebo device n = 20 7%
Fary et al., (2011) [74] Pulse Electrical Stimulation n = 34 11%
placebo n = 36
Shimoura et al., (2019) [77] TENS Stair climb n = 50 33% (VAS)
TENS Timed up and go 26% (VAS)
TENS 6 mi walk test 55% (VAS)