Treatment of soft-tissue injuries by pulsed electrical energy.
Twenty pairs of patients matched for sex, age, weight, and degree of trauma were treated either with an active Diapulse machine emitting pulsed, high-frequency electrical energy or with a non-active placebo machine. They were examined for swelling, pain, and disability before treatment and after three days under double-blind conditions. The results show that the pulsed, high-frequency electrical treatment has a definite biological effect on recently injured soft tissues, especially in the reduction of pain and disability.
D016512:Ankle Injuries; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004487:Edema; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy; D006801:Humans; D008023:Ligaments, Articular / Q000293:injuries; D010146:Pain; D010919:Placebos; D013180:Sprains and Strains / Q000628:therapy*
D010919:Placebos