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Karasuno H, Ogihara H, Morishita K, et al. The combined effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and stretching on muscle hardness and pressure pain threshold. J Phys Ther Sci. 2016;28(4):1124-30doi: 10.1589/jpts.28.1124.
Karasuno, H., Ogihara, H., Morishita, K., Yokoi, Y., Fujiwara, T., Ogoma, Y., & Abe, K. (2016). The combined effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and stretching on muscle hardness and pressure pain threshold. Journal of physical therapy science, 28(4), 1124-30. https://doi.org/10.1589/jpts.28.1124
Karasuno, Hiroshi, et al. "The combined effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and stretching on muscle hardness and pressure pain threshold." Journal of physical therapy science vol. 28,4 (2016): 1124-30. doi: https://doi.org/10.1589/jpts.28.1124
Karasuno H, Ogihara H, Morishita K, Yokoi Y, Fujiwara T, Ogoma Y, Abe K. The combined effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and stretching on muscle hardness and pressure pain threshold. J Phys Ther Sci. 2016 Apr;28(4):1124-30. doi: 10.1589/jpts.28.1124. Epub 2016 Apr 28. PMID: 27190439; PMCID: PMC4868199.
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J Phys Ther Sci. 2016 Apr;28(4):1124-30. doi: 10.1589/jpts.28.1124. Epub 2016 Apr 28.

The combined effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and stretching on muscle hardness and pressure pain threshold.

Journal of physical therapy science

Hiroshi Karasuno, Hisayoshi Ogihara, Katsuyuki Morishita, Yuka Yokoi, Takayuki Fujiwara, Yoshiro Ogoma, Koji Abe

Affiliations

  1. Faculty of Social Work Studies, Division of Physical Therapy, Josai International University, Japan.
  2. Koriyama Institute of Health Sciences, Japan.
  3. Human Health Science, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Japan.
  4. Koriyama Institute of Health Sciences, Japan; Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Japan.
  5. Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Science and Technology, Shinshu University, Japan.

PMID: 27190439 PMCID: PMC4868199 DOI: 10.1589/jpts.28.1124

Abstract

[Purpose] This study aimed to clarify the immediate effects of a combined transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and stretching protocol. [Subjects] Fifteen healthy young males volunteered to participate in this study. The inclusion criterion was a straight leg raising range of motion of less than 70 degrees. [Methods] Subjects performed two protocols: 1) stretching (S group) of the medial hamstrings, and 2) tanscutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (100 Hz) with stretching (TS group). The TS group included a 20-minute electrical stimulation period followed by 10 minutes of stretching. The S group performed 10 minutes of stretching. Muscle hardness, pressure pain threshold, and straight leg raising range of motion were analyzed to evaluate the effects. The data were collected before transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (T1), before stretching (T2), immediately after stretching (T3), and 10 minutes after stretching (T4). [Results] Combined transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and stretching had significantly beneficial effects on muscle hardness, pressure pain threshold, and straight leg raising range of motion at T2, T3, and T4 compared with T1. [Conclusion] These results support the belief that transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation combined with stretching is effective in reducing pain and decreasing muscle hardness, thus increasing range of motion.

Keywords: Muscle hardness; Stretching; TENS

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