Effects of High-Frequency Treatment using Radiofrequency on Autonomic Nervous System and Pain in Women with Dysmenorrhea

• 영문명: Effects of High-Frequency Treatment using Radiofrequency on Autonomic Nervous System and Pain in Women with Dysmenorrhea
• 발행기관: 물리치료재활과학회
• 저자명: Sungeon Park Seungwon Lee Inok Kim
• 간행물 정보: 『Physical Therapy Rehabilitation Science』제11권 제4호, 493~501쪽, 전체 9쪽
• 주제분류: 의약학 > 재활의학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2022.12.31

영문 초록

Objective: The purpose of this study is to present basic data for appropriate therapeutic intervention by confirming changes in the autonomic nervous system and pain by applying high-frequency deep diathermy to the lower abdomen in patients with primary dysmenorrhea. Design: A randomized controlled clinical trial. Methods: Thirty-eight women aged 18-50 years who complained of regular menstrual cycles (24-32 days) and primary dysmenorrhea symptoms were randomly assigned to a high-frequency therapy group (5, 7, or 9 mins) and a superficial heat therapy group (20 min). High frequency treatment group: The subject was in a supine position, and radio frequency was applied to the lower abdomen below the umbilicus. The radio frequency therapy device used in this study uses a 300 kHz capacitive electrode and a 500 kHz resistive electric transfer to deliver deep heat. Superficial heat treatment Group: Subjects applied a hot pack to the lower abdomen for 20 minutes while lying on their back. Evaluations were made of Heart rate variability and Visual Analogue Scale. Results: In subjects with menstrual pain, there was a significant difference in pain between the high-frequency therapy group and the superficial heat therapy group (p＝0.026). However, there was no significant difference between the autonomic nervous system and the stress resistance (p＞0.05). Conclusions: As a result of this study, high-frequencytreatment using radiofrequency was effective in relieving pain because it can penetrate deeper tissues than conventional hot packs using superficial heat. In particular, it was found that the optimum effect was obtained when high frequency was applied forfive-seven minutes.

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High-frequency Heart rate variability Superficial heat Dysmenorrhea Autonomic nervous system