STUDII CLINICE DURERI GENERALE/SPECIFICE
1. Chronic pain:
Stephen I. Zimmerman, R.P.T., Fred N. Lerner; Biofeedback and electro-medicine: Reduce the cycle of pain-spasm-pain in low-back patients; American journal of Electromedicine, 1989 Jun, S. 108-120
Jerry T. Holubec; Cumulative Response from Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) for Chronic Pain; Practical Pain Management; 2009 Nov-Dez(n=525)
2. Acute pain:
Rockstroh G, Schleicher W, Krummenauer F; The advantage during a stationary follow-up treatment applying microcurrents on patients after implanation of a knee totalendoprothesis- a prospective randomised clinical case study; Rehabilitation 2010, 49: p.173-179
3. Pain Relief in fibromyalgia (GFT):
Roizenblatt et all: Site-specific effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on sleep and pain in fibromyalgia: a randomized, sham-controlled study. Pain practice: The official of the World Institute of Pain; 2007; 7:S 297-306
Fregni et al: A randomized, shamcontrolled, proof of principle study of transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of pain in fibromyalgia, Arthritis and Rheumatism, 2006, 54: S 3988-3998
Daniel L. Kirsch: Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation in the Treatment of Fibromyalgia, Practical Pain Management, Electromedicine, Sept 2006; S. 60-64
A.S. Lichtbroun, M.M. Raicer, R. B. Smith; The treatment of fibromyalgia with cranial electrotherapy stimulation; Journal of clinical rheumatology; 2001 Apr;7(2): S 72-8; discussion 78
4. Headche, Migraine
Tension headche:
Seymour Solomon, Arthur Elkind, Fred Freitag, R. Michael Gallagher, Kenneth Moore,Bernard Swerdlow, Stanley Malkin; Safety and Effectiveness of Cranial Electrotherapy in the Treatment of Tension Headache; Headache- The Journal of Head and Face pain, July 1989, Vol. 29, Nr.7, S. 445-450
D. L. Kirsch, Electromedical Treatment of Headaches ; Practical pain management, Electromedicine, 2006 Nov/Dez, S, 58-65
5. Migraine
P. Brotman; Transcranial electrotherapy, Low-Intensity transcranial electrostimulation improves the efficacy of thermal biofeedback and quieting reflex training in the treatment of classical migraine headache; American Journal of Electromedicine; 1989 Sep, S. 120-123
A. Antal, N. Kriener, N. Lang, K. Boros, W. Paulus; Cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation of the visual cortex in the prophylactic treatment of migraine; Cephalagia; 2011 Mai; 31(7): S. 820-8. Epub 2011 Mar 11
6. Knee Arthrosis/Degenerative Knee Joint Disorders
L.E. Bertolucci, T. Grey; Clinical comparative study of microcurrent electrical stimulation to mid-laser and placebo treatment in degenerative joint disease of the temporomandibular joint; Cranio: the journal of craniomandibular practice, 1995 Apr; 13(2): S. 116-120
7. TMJ Pain
Degenerative disease of the temporomandibular joint: Bertolucci LE, Grey T; Clinical comparative study of microcurrent electrical stimulation to mid-laser and placebo treatment in degenerative joint disease of the temporomandibular joint; Cranio: the journal of craniomandibular practice, 1995 Apr;13(2): 116-120
8. Arthralgia
L.E. Bertolucci, T. Grey; Clinical comparative study of microcurrent electrical stimulation to mid-laser and placebo treatment in degenerative joint disease of the temporomandibular joint; Cranio: the journal of craniomandibular practice, 1995 Apr; 13(2): S. 116-120
9. Pain in general
Postoperative: G. Rockstroh, W. Schleicher, F. Krummenauer; The advantage during a stattionary follow-up treatment applying microcurrents on patients after implantation of a knee totalendoprothesis- a prospective randomised clinical case study; Rehabilitation 2010, 49: p.173-179
T.M. Sarhan, Doghem; Effect of microcurrent skin patch on the epidural fentanyl requirements for post operative pain relief of total hip arthroplasty; Middle East Journal of Anesthesiology; 2009, S. 411-415
Others: Fregni et al.; A sham-controlled, phase II trialof transcranial direct current stimulation for the treatment of central pain in traumatic spinal cord injury; Pain; 2006; 122: S. 197-209
M. D. Soler, H. Kumru, R. Pelayo, J. Vidal, J. M. Tormos, F. Fregni, X. Navarro, A. Pascual-Leone: Effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation and visual illusion on neuropathic pain in spinal cord injury; Brain: A Journal of Neurology; 2010 Sep,133(9): S. 2565-77. Epub 2010 Aug 4
Kaya, Kamanli et al,; Direct current therapy with/without Lidocaine lontophoresis in myofascial pain syndrome; Bratisl Lek Listy; 2009; 110(3), S. 185-191
10. Back Pain
Joseph S. H. Koopman, Dorien H. Vrinten MD, Albert J. M. van Wijck; Efficacy of microcurrent therapy in the treatment of chronic nonspecific back pain: a pilot study; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2009
11. Muscle Pain
D.Curtis, S. Fallows, M. Morris, C. McMakin; The efficacy of frequency specific microcurrent therapy on delayed onset muscle soreness; journal of bodywork and movement therapies; 2010 Juli; Elsevier