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Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia
2012
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- Effect of cathodal high-voltage electrical stimulation on pain in women with TMD Natalia C. M. C. Gomes Kelly C. S. Berni-Schwarzenbeck Amanda C. Packer Delaine Rodrigues-Bigaton Salud clinical trial Physical therapy electrical stimulation temporomandibular joint disorders Background: Pain is the main symptom of patients with temporomandibular disorder (TMD). Objective: To evaluate the effect of cathodal high-voltage electrical stimulation (HVES) on pain intensity in women with TMD. Methods: Twenty women with TMD (24.25±8.90 years old) participated in the study. They were divided into experimental group (EG, n=10), which received 10 applications of HVES, and placebo group (PG, n=10), which received sham treatment with disconnected HVES equipment. For the sample selection, we used the Research Diagnostic Criteria for Temporomandibular Disorder (RDC/TMD). Pain level was evaluated using a visual analog scale (VAS) applied prior to and after the tenth application of HVES. Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test and the Mann- Whitney test. Results: Ten applications of HVES reduced pain intensity in the EG (p=0.01). In the PG, there was no significant difference (p=0.20). After the application of HVES, no difference was found (p=0.65) between the groups. Conclusion: The cathodal HVES was effective in reducing pain in women with TMD. Trial Registration RBR-4bk94x. 2012 artículo científico 1413-3555 https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=235023662003 en http://www.redalyc.org/revista.oa?id=2350 Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia application/pdf Associação Brasileira de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação em Fisioterapia Revista Brasileira de Fisioterapia (Brasil) Num.1 Vol.16