Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

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In questo capitolo prendiamo in considerazione un altro argomento molto dibattuto su cui ancora non c'è una opinione univoca nella Comunità Scientifica Internazionale. Questa premessa viene confermata dal fatto che nonostante lo Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC) abbia categoricamente invalidato la procedura clinica nella diagnostica dei pazienti affetti da Disordini Temporomandibolari, ancora viene considerata valida. Questo controsenso può essere verificato dalla esistenza in letteratura di.....


Table 1: DTM diagnostic methodologies analyzed and eliminated from the DRC because they are not scientifically validated
Diagnostic Tests	Cutoff	Sensitivity	Specificity	VPP
Electrical stimulation methods
Free rest space before stimulation( Cooper e Rabuzzi 1984)^[1]	0.75-2.0 mm	0.42	0.62	0.17
Free space to rest after electric-stimulation ( Cooper e Rabuzzi 1984;^[1])	0.75-2.0 mm	0.76	0.19	0.11
Closure trajectory before after electrical stimulation( Cooper e Rabuzzi 1984)^[1]	Non definita	0.75	0.27	0.12
Cutoff: Parameters and limits of significance that should divide sick from healthy, for each test reportedSensitivity: Ability of the specified test to identify the truly sick in a sample of healthy and sick subjects Specificity: Ability of the specified test to identify the healthy in a sample of healthy and sick subjects Positive Predictive Value (PPV): Ratio of the ability of the specified test to identify truly sick (positive) patients on the total sick population in a sample of healthy and sick subjects.

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 BC Cooper, D D Rabuzzi. Myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome: a clinical study of asymptomatic subjects. Laryngoscope. 1984 Jan;94(1):68-75. doi: 10.1002/lary.5540940116.

[:1-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 BC Cooper, D D Rabuzzi. Myofacial pain dysfunction syndrome: a clinical study of asymptomatic subjects. Laryngoscope. 1984 Jan;94(1):68-75. doi: 10.1002/lary.5540940116.

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