Title: Effectivenesss of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Diadynamic Current on Primary Dysmenorrhea : A Randomized Clinical Trial
Authors: Anil Muragod, Oshin Mathias, Prachi Bhoir
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v5i3.48
Abstract
Background: Primary Dysmenorrhoea is a common problem among female adolescents which has become a leading cause of recurrent absenteeism from school or work. Studies have shown that TENS is one of the management options for Dysmenorrhea. Hence, this study was undertaken to compare effect of TENS and Diadynamic Current on Primary Dysmenorrhea.
Purpose of the study: The aim of the study was to compare the effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Diadynamic current on Primary Dysmenorrhea.
Method: 32 subjects diagnosed with Primary Dysmenorrhea were included in the study. The subjects were randomly allocated into two groups, where Group A (n=16) received Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Group B (n=16) received Diadynamic current for 5 days. The outcome measures used were Visual Analogue Scale, Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, and McGill Pain Questionnaire.
Results: The results showed that the intra group comparison was statistically significant with p= <0.001 for both the groups in terms of VAS, MPQ and MMDQ respectively. Inter group comparison was statistically insignificant with p= 0.53, 0.42, 0.19 for VAS, MPQ and MMDQ respectively. Showing that the Group B has reduced pain significantly more than Group A.
Conclusion: This study indicates that both Diadynamic Current and TENS are effective in reducing dysmenorrheal pain. No adverse effects were being observed. The results clearly showed the immediate effect in pain relief after the use of both TENS and Diadynamic current, more in Diadynamic Current.
Keywords- Primary Dysmenorrhea, TENS, Diadynamic Current.
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