Deduction solutions to problems at the industrial field: A study on the improvement of musculoskeletal diseases of physical therapy

Non-invasive electrotherapy it is a safe way to use electric current in physical therapy to treat pain related to musculoskeletal diseases. Electrotherapy mediated analgesia results from stimulation of pain inhibiting receptors activity increase as well endogenous opioids secretion rise. Physical therapy applies different modalities to ease the pain whereas transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) is one of them. The aim of this study was assessment of impact of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on sensory threshold and threshold of pain. Study included 33 females and 30 males, healthy volonteers aged 21–25 years. In participants single convectional transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation was performed. Sensory and pain threshold were assessed before stimulation, immediately after stimulation and in 15th and 30th minute after stimulation. Measurements were performed with PainMatcher device. The results have proved that single convectional TENS leads to sensory threshold decrease and increase of pain threshold. The research confirms positive effects of TENS in antinociceptic processes.

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Effectiveness of hydrotherapy in congenital muscular torticollis

10.51271/kmj-0020 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 83-85

Keyword(s):

Physical Therapy ◽

Conservative Treatment ◽

Surgical Intervention ◽

Musculoskeletal Diseases ◽

Head Tilt ◽

Congenital Muscular Torticollis ◽

Muscular Torticollis

Congenital muscular torticollis (CMT); is one of the musculoskeletal diseases seen in the neonatal and infant period. It is formed as a result of stretching the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle in childhood. Due to unilateral contraction of the SCM muscle, ipsilateral head tilt, contralateral face and jaw rotation occur. Exercise and positioning in physical therapy constitute the conservative treatment of CMT. Hydrotherapy treatment has not been used in CMT cases. However, most of the CMT which are not treated early are resolved by surgical intervention. In this case, the effectiveness and success of exercise and hydrotherapy on the patient with CMT were presented.

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