Affiliation
Department of Physiotherapy, St. Patrick's Hospital, Carrick on Shannnon, Ireland. Karamatjee@gmail.comIssue Date
2012-11MeSH
Activities of Daily LivingAged
Analgesics, Opioid
Attention
Dizziness
Gait Ataxia
Humans
Male
Physical Therapy Modalities
Range of Motion, Articular
Shoulder
Shoulder Pain
Tramadol
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An unusual effect of interferential therapy. 2012, 2012: BMJ Case RepJournal
BMJ case reportsDOI
10.1136/bcr-2012-007648PubMed ID
23203185Abstract
In this report, a patient with severe shoulder pain was treated with interferential currents, a commonly used modality in physiotherapy for the management of pain. He reported loss of concentration, drowsiness, decreased alertness and gait disturbance, along with analgaesia, for 4-5 h after each treatment. He was regularly taking tramadol HCl for pain relief. Endogenous opioids produced in response to interferential therapy may be excessive or may interact with the tramadol HCl and potentiate its effect. There is no published report of interferential-induced symptoms, as described above, in the authors' knowledge. The clinician using interferential currents should be aware of this possible effect.Item Type
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1757-790Xae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1136/bcr-2012-007648
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