CLINICS is an electronic journal that publishes peer-reviewed articles in continuous flow, of interest to clinicians and researchers in medical and biomedical sciences.
Edited by: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP)
CLINICS is an electronic journal that publishes peer-reviewed articles in continuous flow, of interest to clinicians and researchers in medical and biomedical sciences.
Edited by: Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo (HC-FMUSP)
Munick Linhares Pierre, Beatriz Friso, Raquel Aparecida Casarotto , Jorge Milhem Haddad , Edmund Chada Baracat , Elizabeth Alves Gonçalves Ferreira
05/Aug/2021
Munick Linhares Pierre, Beatriz Friso, Raquel Aparecida Casarotto , Jorge Milhem Haddad , Edmund Chada Baracat , Elizabeth Alves Gonçalves Ferreira
DOI: 10.6061/clinics/2021/e3039
OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness of tibial nerve transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for an overactive bladder, considering the sites of application and frequency of attendance. METHODS: This multi-arm randomized controlled trial enrolled 137 adult women (61.0±9.0 years) with overactive bladder from a university hospital. They underwent 12 sessions of 30-min TENS application and were assigned to five groups: one leg, once a week (n=26); one leg, twice a week (n=27); two legs, once a week (n=26); two legs, twice […]
Keywords: Overactive Bladder; Physical Therapy Specialty; Tibial Nerve; Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation; Women's Health