Investigation of the effect of tens treatment on cardiac electrical activity using proarrhythmogenic markers

Authors : Erol ÖTEN, Mustafa ÇAPRAZ

Pages : 349-352

Doi:10.32322/jhsm.907331

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Publication Date : 2021-05-21

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objective: It was aimed to investigate the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(TENS); treatment, which is widely used for pain, on cardiac electrical activity by using new proarrhythmogenic markers that give an idea on cardiac arrhythmia. Material Method: Forty patients insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(21 females, 19 males, mean age 56.60 ± 10.38); who applied to our outpatient clinic with the complaint of pain in the left shoulder or limitation of motion were included in our study. A fifteen-session physical therapy program was applied to the patients. Twelve-lead electrocardiography insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ECG); was performed before treatment, at the end of the first day of treatment, and after treatment; and heart rate, QT interval insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(cQT); corrected according to Bazett formula, Tp-e / QT and electrophysiological balance index insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(iCEB); ratio were measured. The relationship of the measurements before treatment-first day after treatment, before treatment-fifteenth day after treatment and first day after treatment-fifteenth day after treatment was evaluated by Paired-Samples T test analysis. Results: In our study, when heart rate, cQT, Tp-e / QT and iCEB values were statistically analyzed, no significant difference was observed between measurements, since p> 0.05. Conclusion: In our study, when the heart rate, new proarrhythmogenic markers cQT, Tp-e / QT and iCEB values were examined in patients who received physical therapy to the left shoulder region, it was seen that TENS treatment did not have a significant effect on cardiac rhythm.
Keywords : TENS, ECG, rhythm, cQT, Tp e QT ratio and iCEB