The combined effect of neuro-modulation and neuro-stimulation on pain in patients with cervical radiculopathy - a double-blinded, two-arm parallel randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Cervical radiculopathy is one of those disabling conditions which results in central and peripheral pain and thus affects the quality of life. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and exercises produce analgesic effect but their long-term effect has not been available to date. Transcranial Direct Current stimulation (tDCS) is known to produce promising effects on central pain by targeting cortical activity.

Purpose

To determine the combined effect of tDCS and TENS with exercises on pain and quality of life in patients with cervical radiculopathy.

Method

Forty four patients (male: female = 26:18) of the age group 18-50 years were recruited and randomly allocated into the experimental group and control group. The experimental group received ac

SUBMITTER: Sharma N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11864000 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature