Influence of tibial trancutaneous repetitive electrical nerve stimulation on neurogenic claudication and F-wave in lumbar spinal stenosis.

Authors

  • Masashi Kumon
  • Toshikazu Tani
  • Masahiko Ikeuchi
  • Kazunobu Kida
  • Ryuichi Takemasa
  • Noritsuna Nakajima
  • Katsuhito Kiyasu
  • Nobuaki Tadokoro
  • Shinichiro Taniguchi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-1875

Keywords:

F-wave, lumbar spinal stenosis, neurogenic claudication, repetitive nerve stimulation.

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether repetitive tibial nerve stimulation (RTNS) affects neurogenic claudication and F-wave conduction in lumbar spinal stenosis. DESIGN: An intervention study: before/after trial. SUBJECTS: Data for 12 central lumbar spinal stenosis patients were compared with 13 age- and sex-matched healthy volunteers. METHODS: A conditioning RTNS at the ankle, 0.3-ms duration square-wave pulses with an intensity 20% higher than the motor threshold, was applied at a rate of 5/s for 5 min. We assessed the effects of RTNS on the claudication distance at which the lumbar spinal stenosis patients can no longer continue walking due to increasing leg symptoms, and on tibial F-wave measurements. RESULTS: A comparison between mean pre-RTNS and post-RTNS revealed a significant difference in claudication distance (66 m (standard deviation (SD) 19) vs 133 m (SD 37)

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Published

2014-08-26

How to Cite

Kumon, M., Tani, T., Ikeuchi, M., Kida, K., Takemasa, R., Nakajima, N., … Taniguchi, S. (2014). Influence of tibial trancutaneous repetitive electrical nerve stimulation on neurogenic claudication and F-wave in lumbar spinal stenosis. Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine, 46(10), 1046–1049. https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-1875

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 10 (2014)

Section

Short Communication

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