Date of Award
8-13-2009
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Exercise Science, MS
First Advisor
Thomas Adams
Committee Members
Brian Church; Cindy Trowbridge; Jim Stillwell; Marla Graves
Call Number
LD 251 .A566t 2009 E72
Abstract
One common injury throughout athletics involving running, is medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS). In athletic training, electrical stimulation is used for control of pain associated with orthopedic injury. The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of InterX electrotherapy and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation's (TENS) ability to aid in the relief of pain from MTSS during running. Fourteen athletes with a current history of MTSS participated. A 2 minute warm up to reach an RPE score of 12 occurred first. Upon completion, the electrical stimulation was applied while the subject exercised at an RPE of 12 for 10 consecutive minutes. Visual Numeric Scale (VNS) pain measurements were taken pre-warm up, pre-treatment, and at 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 minutes. A 2 X 7 repeated measures factorial ANOVA, using Wilks λ [F (6, 22) = .567, p = .752] was utilized to determine if there was a significant difference between the treatments over time. Low mean VNS pain scores were observed. Additionally, a large variation in pain scores was observed. InterX treatment yielded lower mean pain scores than the TENS unit during dynamic exercise.
Rights Management
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Recommended Citation
Erwin, John Robert, "The Effects of Interx Therapy and TENS On Pain Relief in Patients Suffering from Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome" (2009). Student Theses and Dissertations. 1012.
https://arch.astate.edu/all-etd/1012
