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Randomized Trial of Codetron for pain Control in Osteoarthritis of the Hip/Knee

Abstract

Patients suffering from pain due to osteoarthritis of the hip and knee participated in a double-blind placebo controlled trial using daily Codetron home care units for 6 weeks over the tibial, saphenous, popliteal and sciatic nerves, and tender points. Seventy-four percent of patients in the real Codetron (Group A) and 28% of the patients in sham Codetron (Group B) improved their pain level more than 25% as measured by visual analogue scale. …

Authors

Fargas-Babjak A; Rooney P; Gerecz E

Journal

The Clinical Journal of Pain, Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 137–142

Publisher

Wolters Kluwer

Publication Date

6 1989

DOI

10.1097/00002508-198906000-00002

ISSN

0749-8047