Comparison of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Post-stroke Urinary Incontinence in Various Fre-quency
LIU Yi
XU Gang
HUANG Jing
Abstract：Objective To compare the effects of 2 kinds of frequency of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on urinary incontinence after stroke. Methods 81 patients with post-stroke urinary incontinence were randomized into group A (n=27), group B (n=27) and group C (n=27), who accepted TENS (biphasic square waves with pulse durations of 150μs) in 20 Hz, 75 Hz and medcine only, respec-tively, for 90 days. They were assessed with Overactive Bladder Symptom Scores (OABSS), Barthel Index (BI), and voiding diary before and after treatment. Results The OABSS, BI and voiding diary improved significantly after treatment (P<0.05) in groups A and B, and im-proved more in the group A than in the group B. There was not significant improvement in the group C (P>0.05). Conclusion TENS of 20 Hz is more effective to reduce the incontinence post stroke.
Keywords：strokeurinary incontinencetranscutaneous electrical nerve stimulationfrequency
Publication Date：2015-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：5( 562-566 )