Clinical Evidence for TSE
Since its discovery in 1991, TSE has been the subject of a number of
clinical trials and studies. TSE has
been shown through controlled clinical trials to reduce pain and improve mood. See below
for a selection of this clinical work.
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Summary of Clinical Work on TSE
| Title: |
"The Discovery of Transcutanous Spinal Electro-analgesia (TSE)
and its Relief of Chronic Pain." |
| Published: |
1995 in "Physiotherapy" journal. |
| Results: |
TSE reduced five measures of pain by an average of 78.9%. The
control (placebo) treatment reduced these scores by only 12.2%. |
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| Title: |
"High Frequency Non-Invasive Stimulation Over the Spine: Effects
on Mood and Mechanical Pain Tolerance in Normal Subjects." |
| Published: |
1997 "Behavioural Neurology" journal. |
| Results: |
TSE improves mood. After treatment with TSE subjects felt significantly
more "elated", "leisurely" and "less tense". |
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| Title: |
"Pilot study of 20kHz TSE" |
| Published: |
2000 (unpublished). |
| Results: |
Out of 207 patients presenting with acute pain, 90% of all the
patients using TSE (20kHz) had 50% or more pain relief. |
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| Title: |
"Pilot study of 600Hz TSE" |
| Published: |
1995, results quoted in "Physiotherapy" journal. |
| Results: |
93 of 100 patients treated with TSE had at 60% or more relief from pain. |
| Abstract: |
63 patents had suffered pain of relatively
recent origin (on average 2.6 years), as each treatment was repeated, the
duration of relief lasted longer. They
required 5-6 treatments performed once a week, to obtain 60% or more relief
lasting weeks or months.
30 patients who suffered more chronic
conditions (on average 12 years) obtained 60% or more relief for brief
periods of time (perhaps a day or more) and did not develop an accumulative
effect.
7 patients did not respond.
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| Title: |
"The Effect of TSE Usage on General Practitioner Consultation Rates" |
| Presented: |
2001 at Royal Society of Medicine, London, England |
| Results: |
People using TSE needed to see their GP's less frequently. The
reduction in the GP consultation rate of people using TSE was 38.7%.
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| Abstract: |
An investigation was
carried out in 1999 into the effects of TSE usage on General Practitioners
consultation rates. This was performed along the lines suggested by the Audit
Commission's earlier study confirming the cost-effectiveness of Pain Relief
Clinics ("No Feeling, No Pain!, Audit Commission, London, 1997 quoted in
"Evidence-Based Resource For Pain Relief", McQuay H
& Moore A, Oxford University Press, 1998).
Sixty patients who
were using TSE in their homes were selected at random and a study made of
their GP records. This was to compare the consultation rates of the patients in
the six months prior to acquiring a TSE device with those in the first six
months of TSE usage.
This study showed an
average consultation rate before acquiring the TSE device of 2.96 visits per
patient compared with 1.84 visits during use. This represents a reduction in
the consultation rate of 38.7%.
The Audit Commission paper demonstrated a surprisingly similar
reduction in GP consultation rates (40%) for patients attending Pain Relief
Clinics. This study seems to suggest
that TSE is not only a cost-effective form of treatment but also can cause a
significant reduction in General Practitioner workload.
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In Brief...
“The analgesic effects of TSE have been found to be significantly
superior in a formal double-blind study in the relief of chronic musculoskeletal pain.”
“Its analgesic effect is as powerful as that provided by opioids, but without side effects.”
Physiotherapy, vol 81, no 11
Dr Alex Macdonald
“In monitoring the use of TSE in more than 8,000 UK patients,
no significant treatment side effects have ever been reported. There is no known interaction with drug
therapies, and TSE has been successfully used in conjunction with other therapies, such as physiotherapy,
TENS, acupuncture and osteopathic techniques.”
Hospital Medicine, vol 62, no12
“Our results show that TSE treatment has significant effects on
mood with the subjects being more elated, leisurely and less tensed up.”
Behavioural Neurology, vol 10
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