delibašić m, kraft k, chair of complementary medicine, university of rostock, germany
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To evaluate the effect of therapy with DENAS (dynamic-electro-neuro-adaptive-stimulation) in patients with unspecific chronic neck pain
Design: Bicentre observational study Standard treatment + DENAS NSAID intake unchanged Standardised study protocol Informed consent Setting: In-patients of an 1. Orthopaedic rehabilitation clinic (clinic 1: male and female) 2. Rehabilitation clinic for mother and child (clinic 2: only females)
Inclusion Age: 25-70 years Chronic unspecific neck pain as
main/add. diagnosis Visual analogue scale (VAS) for
pain between 3-10 cm at day of inclusion
Exclusion Specific neckpain Inflammatory or rheumatic
disease Somatoform pain disorder Metallic implant in the upper
body area Uncontrolled arterial
hypertension Larger skin injuries or acute
skin diseases in the cervical spine area
Acute infection, tumor Recent postoperative state in
the cervical spine area Alcohol or substance abuse Recent aplication of
acupuncture, neural- or electrotherapy in the cervical spine region
VAS (10 point scale): Main evaluation parameter
SES (standard pain perception scale, sensory and affective subdivision)
(Edgar Geissner: Hogrefe 1996) General rating of tolerability (patient)
±26.1
[%]
p (sens) <0.001p (aff) <0.001 p (sens) <0.001
p (aff) =0.02
∑N=85
p (sens) <0.001p (aff) =0.02
p (sens) <0.001p (aff) =0.03
Adverse events
Patients(N)
Therapy Nr.
Relation to DENAS
Muscle tension
2 1. unknown
Headache 1 1. + 2. unknown
Itching and burning
1 1. Yes: Overdose
During rehabilitation DENAS is an effective and well-tolerated treatment for patients with chronic unspecific neck pain.
It can be integrated without any problems into the regular treatment process in rehabilitation clinics in Germany.
During rehabilitation, treatment with DENAS is able to substitute other time consuming or personnel-intensive treatments