Leman Ilter, Banu Dilek, Ibrahim Batmaz, Mehmet Ali Ulu, Mustafa A Sariyildiz, Kemal Nas, Remzi Cevik
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to compare continuous and pulsed ultrasound therapy with sham ultrasound in terms of pain, severity of muscle spasm, function, depression, and quality of life in patients with myofascial pain syndrome. DESIGN: Patients were randomly divided into three groups, including the continuous ultrasound group (3 MHz, 1 W/cm, n = 20), the pulsed ultrasound group (3 MHz, 1 W/cm, 1:1 ratio, n = 20), and control group (sham, n = 20). The primary outcome measures were severity of pain at rest and during activity (visual analog scale, 0-10 cm)...
July 2015: American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation