Database: Study 13 of 26 studies              Database Hip - TEAS First author and date Fargas-Babjak A 1992 Version consulted C Condition osteoarthritis of hip or knee Study type case series N / Groupings / osteoarthritis (OA) of hip/knee (10) Type of acupuncture TEAS Points used random switching between electrodes at predetermined pts Parameters used 4 modes of ALTENS: 4 Hz trains, 1 Hz trains, 4 Hz pulses, 200 Hz pulses with random switching and individual intensity control Stimulation duration 30 mins Number of sessions 3-10, plus home care daily as required for 30-45 mins Follow up no details Endpoint measure VAS for pain Outcome 90% of total cohort had pain relief: 17% had 100% relief; 21% had 90% relief; 16% had 70-80% relief; 25% had 40-60%relief; 11% had 20-30% relief Additional notes OA hips/knees: 10 of 10 had 40-100% [knees: 100% had pain relief >40%] Analysis / problems small N for each condition, >1 therapy modality, unknown number of treatments given; if this treatment is as good as indicated in this paper then >1 RCT, eg for OA hips and knee, should have been done to confirm these results, but none seem to have been carried out so far References Fargas-Babjak AM, Pomeranz B, Rooney PJ Acupuncture-like stimulation with Codetron for rehabilitation of patients with chronic pain syndrome and osteoarthritis. Acupuncture and Electro-therapeutics Research. 1992; 17(2): 95-105 Secondary references - Data entry code GG-m10