Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation as a pain modulator in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial
Elsehrawy GG, Ibrahim ME, A.moneim NH, Hefny MA, El Shaarawy NK
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders · 2025
Key finding
In the active group, compared to baseline, there was a significant improvement in VAS scores between the first and second follow-up visits (P < 0.001).
- Condition
- Pain
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Randomised Controlled Trial
- Participants
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Cite this study
Elsehrawy, G. G., Ibrahim, M. E., A.moneim, N. H., Hefny, M. A., & El Shaarawy, N. K. (2025). Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation as a pain modulator in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled clinical trial. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 26(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12891-025-08288-6
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