Objective. To evaluate the effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (C-TENS) in the rehabilitation of rotator cuff injury. Methods. A total of 60 patients diagnosed with mild to moderate rotator cuff injury were randomly divided into the control group and test group. Both groups received conventional rehabilitation treatment including physical therapy, joint mobilization, interventional therapy, and family recovery training. The test group additionally received TENS treatment on the upper area 4 or 5 of the wrist, based on the wrist-ankle acupuncture (WAA) theory. The results of the visual analogue scale (VAS), shoulder range of motion (ROM), and Constant-Murley score (CMs) were collected before and after the 1^st treatment and after the 5^th treatment. The differences of those indicators between the two groups were analyzed statistically. Results. The VAS scores of measurement points after treatment were all improved compared with those at baseline. There was a significant difference between the two groups after the 1^st and the 5^th treatment (), and the improvements in the test group were better than those in the control group. The ROM of flexion, extension, abduction, adduction, internal rotation, and external rotation after the 1^st treatment and 5^th treatment in both groups were all improved compared with those at baseline. There was no significant difference between two groups. The CMs of the two groups after the 5^th treatment were all improved compared with those at baseline. There was no significant difference between two groups. No adverse events occurred during the treatment. Conclusion. Electrical stimulation on the wrist combined with conventional rehabilitation is more effective in relieving pain than the conventional rehabilitation alone. Electrical stimulation on the wrist combined with conventional rehabilitation has no obvious effect in improving shoulder joint mobility and shoulder function.

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基于腕踝针的镇痛手环在肩袖损伤患者中的康复：一项随机试验

目标。评价经皮神经电刺激（C-TENS）在肩袖损伤康复中的作用。方法。将60例确诊为轻中度肩袖损伤的患者随机分为对照组和试验组。两组均接受物理治疗、关节松动、介入治疗、家庭康复训练等常规康复治疗。根据腕踝针灸 (WAA) 理论，测试组在手腕上部区域 4 或 5 处额外接受了 TENS 治疗。视觉模拟评分的（VAS）的结果，运动（ROM）的肩的范围，和恒定莫利得分（CMS）之前和1个后，收集^第一处理和5后^第治疗。对两组间这些指标的差异进行统计学分析。结果。治疗后测量点的VAS评分均较基线时有所改善。有两组之间的1后一个显著差^ST和5^次治疗（)，且试验组的改善优于对照组。屈曲，伸展，外展，内收，内旋，并外旋的1个后的ROM ^ST治疗和5^个两组治疗均有所提高与基线进行比较。两组之间没有显着差异。第5^次治疗后两组CMs均较基线时有所改善。两组之间没有显着差异。治疗期间未发生不良事件。结论. 腕部电刺激联合常规康复比单纯常规康复更能有效缓解疼痛。腕部电刺激结合常规康复治疗对改善肩关节活动度和肩部功能无明显效果。