[HTML][HTML] A new transient sham TENS device allows for investigator blinding while delivering a true placebo treatment

B Rakel, N Cooper, HJ Adams, BR Messer, LAF Law… - The journal of pain, 2010 - Elsevier
This study compared a new transient sham transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation
(TENS) that delivers current for 45 seconds to an inactive sham and active TENS to …

Visual placebo-like effects on subjective assessment of room acoustics: Sound absorption in classrooms

M Caniato, N Biasetton, L Salmaso… - Building and …, 2022 - Elsevier
When studying occupants' environmental perception of well-being in indoor spaces,
subjective questionnaires are most often used to evaluate indoor comfort domains. When …

Validation of a new placebo interferential current method: A new placebo method of electrostimulation

F Mendonça Araújo, M Alves Menezes… - Pain …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Objective. The present study aimed to investigate if a new placebo device for interferential
current (IFC) that delivers current during only the first 40 seconds of stimulation is effective at …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of interferential current in patients with fibromyalgia: a systematic review

MT Silva, FM Araújo, MF Araújo… - Fisioterapia e …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
High-intensity and widespread muscle pain is the main complaint of patients with
fibromyalgia. Interferential current is a treatment often used in pain relief; however, its effects …

TENS for pain relief—the power of suggestion

RD Wigley - Nature Reviews Rheumatology, 2010 - nature.com
Reviews Rheumatology (Continued uncer‑tainty of tens' effectiveness for pain relief. Nat.
Rev. Rheumatol. 6, 314‑316 [2010]). 1 the authors of this article seemingly use the term …

The glucosamine debate: is it better than placebo?

R Wigley - Inflammopharmacology, 2009 - Springer
Dr Greenwald (2007) is concerned, in resorting to larger sample sizes in random controlled
trials (RCT) that we are trying to prove smaller and smaller effect sizes of decreasing clinical …

Efecto de la corriente interferencial en pacientes con fibromialgia: una revisión sistemática

MT Silva, FM Araújo, MF Araújo… - Fisioterapia e …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
High-intensity and widespread muscle pain is the main complaint of patients with
fibromyalgia. Interferential current is a treatment often used in pain relief; however, its effects …

[BOOK][B] Examination of parameters in transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation effectiveness

CGT Vance - 2013 - search.proquest.com
Pain is the oldest medical condition and has been referenced through the ages. TENS is a
non-invasive treatment for pain. Despite conflicting reports of treatment outcomes, TENS has …

The Immediate Effect of Pulse Radio Frequency Energy (PRFE) on Ipsilateral and Contralateral Temporomandibular Joint Pain and Surface Electromyography Levels …

M Patel - 2011 - search.proquest.com
This cross-sectional, double blind randomized study evaluated the immediate effects of
Pulse Radio Frequency Energy (PRFE) on ipsilateral and contralateral Temporomandibular …

[PDF][PDF] Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and evidence-based medicine (EBM) in the spotlight

S Martin - MSJA, 2009 - press-files.anu.edu.au
Homeopathy provides nothing more than a placebo effect and it should not be part of public
funded healthcare in the UK These were the blunt findings of a recent UK government report …