Acute Knee Pain
Conditions
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of microcurrent therapy at the knee pain.
Interventions
DEVICEMicrocurrent
Micrucurrent will be apply
Sponsors
Elon University, Department of Physical Therapy Education
Omron Healthcare Co., Ltd.
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
21 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Pain perceived as a minimum of 3/10 on a 0-10 pain scale * No phobia of electrical stimulation * No pain or anti-inflammatory medication will be taken during study * Injury that began prior to 6-weeks ago before the onset of pain * Grade II soft tissue injury
Exclusion criteria
* Pregnancy * Diabetes Mellitus * Neuropathy * Smoker * Uncontrolled HTN * Past surgery in the region to be treated by microcurrent * Arthritis (RA) in the area to be treated by microcurrent * Cardiovascular disease * Allergic to tape/electrodes * Ligament injury * Patella Femoral Pain Syndrome (Anterior knee pain) * Dementia * Grade III soft tissue injury
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Numeric Pain scale (NRS) for pain (0-10) | 4weeks |
Countries
Japan
Outcome results
None listed