Internal circuit of the sham TENS unit disconnected but the indicator lamp lit when unit switched on.
Placebo Group: procedures identical to those for TENS group, except that a sham unit was used. Pulse amplitude/Intensity: adjusted to produce a tingling sensation that was strong but tolerable. Inclusion: people who complained of hypersensitive hands within or adjacent to the site of the injury, and who were able to complete the VAS independently.Įxclusion: people who had general manifestations of pain as seen in causalgia or shoulder‐hand syndrome people who had received any TENS or undergone a desensitization programme 1 month prior to the study cardiac pacemaker or who had experienced sensory loss in their hands prior to the study. Groups: TENS Group, 10 Placebo Group, 9.ĭemographics: n = 19, mean 35 yrs, range 15‐58 yrs, 16 M/3 F. Type of study: randomised, double blind, placebo‐controlled, parallel design.Ĭondition and number of participants randomised: clinical diagnosis of hypersensitive hands due to peripheral nerve injuries, 19.
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