Usefulness of electronic stimulation in restless legs syndrome: a pilot study
| Autor: | Jeonghun Ku, Yong Won Cho, Keun Tae Kim, Yeong Seon Lee |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty business.industry General Neuroscience Pilot Projects Stimulation General Medicine medicine.disease body regions 03 medical and health sciences 030104 developmental biology 0302 clinical medicine Physical medicine and rehabilitation Restless Legs Syndrome mental disorders Humans Medicine Single-Blind Method Restless legs syndrome Electronics business 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Neuroscience. 132:1225-1228 |
| ISSN: | 1543-5245 0020-7454 |
| Popis: | This study aims to investigate the effect of electronic stimulation (ES) as a non-pharmacological treatment in restless legs syndrome (RLS).This is a randomized, single-blind study. A total of 46 patients were included, consisting of an active group and a sham group with 22 and 24 members, respectively. The stimulation was administered to bilateral lower legs using the tapping mode (3 Hz) on a handheld ES device, and symptom changes were measured in both groups. The effects of the stimuli were analyzed with repeated measures ANOVA.The symptom severity was significantly reduced in the active group, and showed significant interaction effects in the time * group (ES treatment resulted in symptom improvement when using ideal levels of stimulation intensity. ES can be considered as a non-pharmacological treatment option for RLS. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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