THE USE OF TENS, CRYOTHERAPY AND CRIOTENS IN THE RESOLUTION OF PAIN

Abstract

In the physiotherapy there are many techniques for the relief of the pain aomng them the cryotherapy, TENS na Criotens. The objective of this study was to value the effect of the Cryotherapy, TENS and criotens in the increase of the painfuç threshold. Tjis was a study of series of cases, where ten healthy volunteers were selected, without any pathology that was compromising the painful sensibility. The Cryoterapy was used in the form of cold pancake, TENS was appliance in the conventional way, self-adhesive, electrodes, one Scale Visual Analogical (EVA) and an adipometro adapted to quantify the painful threshold. Cryotherapy (t=6,47 dml; p<0,0005), TENS (t=9,47; p<0,0005)and criotens (t=10,8; p<0,0005) appeared efficient in the increase of the threshold of the pain in healthy persons. There was used the corrected Test of Friedman (Q*) to test the variability of the efficient between three techniques (cryotherapy, TENS and criotens and the data did not reveal significant differences between them for the threshold of the pain in healthy persons (Q* = 0,45;p>0,80). So, superiority of the criotens was not observed regarding the cryoterapy and TENS in the painful threshold and three techniques are equally efficient in the relief of the pain in healthy persons. DESCRIPTORS: Cryoterapy;TENS; Analgesia