The Efficacy of SCENAR Therapy For The Treatment of Whiplash Injury |
Min Soo Kim, Dong Ah Shin, In Bo Han, Ryoong Huh, Sang Sup Chung |
Department Of Neurosurgery, Bundang Cha Medical Center, Cha University, Seongnam, Korea |
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Abstract |
Objective : Whiplash Injury Is A Frequent Cause Of Neck Pain Following A Road Traffic Accident. The Purpose Of This Study Is
To Investigate The Efficacy Of Scenar (Self-Controlled Energo Neuro Adaptive Regulator) Therapy For The Treatment Of Neck
Pain Following Whiplash Injury And To Verify The Usefulness Compared With Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (Tens).
Materials And Methods : We Retrospectively Analyzed 305 Patients In Whom Scenar Therapy Was Performed For Whiplash
Injury And 75 Patients Treated By Tens Between March 2008 And July 2009. Scenar Therapy And Tens Were Performed Three
Times In A Week And The Duration Of Treatment Time Was 20 Minutes. Therapeutic Effects Were Evaluated Using A Visual Analogue Scale (Vas) And Neck Disability Index (Ndi) Throughout The Trial (0, 4, 8, 12 And 16 Weeks).
Results : The Scenar Therapy Was Successful In Significantly Reducing Neck Pain Intensity Following Whiplash Injury From
5.8±0.75 At Baseline To 2.9±0.8 At The 16 Week Follow-Up. Senar Group Reduced Ndi To Less Than Half Of Their Initial
Scores During The 16 Week Trial. The Patients Treated By Tens Reported Reduction Of Vas And Ndi. However, Significant Improvement In The Vas And Ndi Was Achieved In Scenar Group.
Conclusion : Patients Treated By Scenar Therapy Reported A Greater Reduction In The Intensity Of Neck Pain (Vas) And Ndi
Compared With Patients Treated With Tens. However, Future Larger Sample Size Is Mandatory To Better Evaluate The Potential
Efficacy Of The Scenar Therapy.
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Key Words:
Neck Pain, Scenar, Whiplash Injury. |
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