A Prospective Six-Month Study of Chronic Pain Sufferers: A Novel OTC Neuromodulation Therapy

• Published in: Pain research & management Vol. 2019; no. 2019; pp. 1 - 11
• Main Authors: Staelin, Richard, Rawe, Ian M., Koneru, Sree N.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2019; Hindawi; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Adult; Analgesics; Analysis; Arthritis; Back pain; Care and treatment; Chronic illnesses; Chronic pain; Chronic Pain - therapy; Clinical significance; Electromagnetism; Etiology; Female; Humans; Male; Medical equipment; Medical research; Middle Aged; Narcotics; Nervous system; Pain; Pain management; Pain Management - methods; Prospective Studies; Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment - instrumentation; Pulsed Radiofrequency Treatment - methods; Quality of Life; Rheumatology; Systematic review; Therapy; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation-TENS; Treatment Outcome; United States > US

Objective. To assess the durability of treatment over various chronic pain conditions of an emerging, nonprescription electromagnetic neuromodulation device that uses pulsed shortwave therapy. Methods. A 6-month prospective study, involving 240 chronic pain sufferers, 94% of whom reported using pain...