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Effekten af diadynamisk strom pa kroniske bloddelssmerter i nakke-skulderaget (The effect of diadynamic current on chronic soft-tissue pain in the neck and shoulder girdle) [Danish]
Philipson T, Haagensen N, Laumann V, Nies M, Thorup K, Hansen TI
Ugeskrift for Laeger 1983 Feb 14;145(7):479-481
clinical trial
5/10 [Eligibility criteria: Yes; Random allocation: Yes; Concealed allocation: No; Baseline comparability: Yes; Blind subjects: No; Blind therapists: No; Blind assessors: No; Adequate follow-up: Yes; Intention-to-treat analysis: No; Between-group comparisons: Yes; Point estimates and variability: Yes. Note: Eligibility criteria item does not contribute to total score] *This score has been confirmed*

The present paper describes the effect of "dynamic current" on chronic pain of myofascial origin in the neck and shoulder region. Twenty patients were treated with the ordinary procedure and compared with 20 patients in the control group receiving no electrical current. The treatment was performed daily for five days and the change in pain was evaluated by using a visual analogue and a verbal scale. No significant difference between the degree of pain reduction in the two patient groups was demonstrated, about 50% in each group experienced some degree of pain alleviation. It is concluded that diadynamic current has no effect per se on pain relief in patients with chronic myofascial syndrome.

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