ArticleJournal of pain research2017
Electrical stimulation of the posterior tibial nerve reduces neuropathic pain in patients with polyneuropathy.
Article in Journal of pain research, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05937711 (The Effect of Transcutaneous Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation on Pain and Quality of Life in Patients With Fibromyalgia), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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The Effect of Transcutaneous Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation on Pain and Quality of Life in Patients With Fibromyalgia: a Single-blind, Randomized Controlled Trial
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.
- Evidence-Based Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: a Systematic Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2022Pooled it
- Neuromodulation Interventions for the Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: a Systematic Review.Current pain and headache reports · 2022Pooled it
- Neuroplasticity and Nervous System Recovery: Cellular Mechanisms, Therapeutic Advances, and Future Prospects.Brain sciences · 2025Review
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Neuropathic Pain Management: A Narrative Review.Pain and therapy · 2024Review
- A Systematic Guideline by the ASPN Workgroup on the Evidence, Education, and Treatment Algorithm for Painful Diabetic Neuropathy: SWEET.Journal of pain research · 2024Review
- The Effect of Transcutaneous Posterior Tibial Nerve Stimulation on Pain and Quality of Life in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Single-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Tibial Nerve Block as Treatment of Chronic Foot Pain.Anesthesiology and pain medicine · 2023Article
- Peripheral Nerve Stimulation for Lower Extremity Pain.Biomedicines · 2022Review
- Evidence-Based Clinical Guidelines from the American Society of Pain and Neuroscience for the Use of Implantable Peripheral Nerve Stimulation in the Treatment of Chronic Pain.Journal of pain research · 2022Review
- Transplantation of engineered exosomes derived from bone marrow mesenchymal stromal cells ameliorate diabetic peripheral neuropathy under electrical stimulation.Bioactive materials · 2021Article
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
Peripheral neuropathic pain (PNP) is caused by neuronal damage to the peripheral nervous system and usually affects the distal extremities. This open-label study examined the effect of short-term peripheral nerve stimulation (PNS) on individuals with PNP due to polyneuropathy. A total of 12 patients (mean age, 63.0 ± 10.0 years, 41.7% male) with daily bilateral PNP for at least 6 months (mean duration, 7.4 ± 7.8 years) received a total of six direct electrical stimulation therapies to the posterior tibial nerve at 3-4-day intervals. Eight patients completed the study and were included in the efficacy analysis. The average pain at baseline was 36.6 ± 3.80 estimated by the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire. After the last stimulation, pain was significantly reduced by 85.5% to 4.88 ± 3.1 (
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