Table 2.

Studies Assessing Effects of Multiple Sessions of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) of the Motor Cortex on Chronic Pain.

Patients Population Significant Effects Frequency of TMS (Hz) Intensity of TMS (% RMT) Number of TMS Pulses Number of Treatment Days Citation Number
Mixed NP 48 + 20 80 2000 5 36
SCI 12 − 5 115 500 10 37
FM 30 + 10 80 2000 10 38
SCI 13 − 10 80 1000 5 39
CRPS 23 + 10 100 2500 10 40
FM 40 + 10 80 1500 5* 41
FM 15 + 10 80 2000 10 42
DPN 25 + 20 100 1500 5 43
Mixed NP 70 + 5 90 500 10 44
*In Mhalla et al. 201141 five treatment days were followed by a maintenance regime.

Population: Mixed NP, mixed neuropathic pain patients; FM, fibromyalgia; CRPS, complex regional pain syndrome; SCI, spinal cord injury; DPN, diabetic polyneuropathy. Significant effects: + represents significant reduction in pain score following transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment. Numbers presented in the frequency, intensity, and number of pulses represent the higher values in case of more than one condition.

RMMJ Rambam Maimonides Medical Journal Rambam Health Care Campus 2013 October; 4(4): e0023. ISSN: 2076-9172
Published online 2013 October 29. doi: 10.5041/RMMJ.10130
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