Comparison of Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation (TENS) and Microcurrent Nerve Stimulation (MENS) in the Management of Masticatory Muscle Pain: A Comparative Study

Table 4

Improvement in VAS in the study period between the TENS and MENS group (post hoc analysis by Bonferroni test; measure: MEASURE_1; parameter: VAS).

Type	Mean difference	Std. error	Change (%)	value
MENS: day 0 to day1	0.600	0.163	10.78	0.020	Sig
Day2	1.933	0.197	34.73	0.000	HS
Day3	3.400	0.252	61.08	0.000	HS
Day4	4.733	0.262	85.03	0.000	HS
Day5	5.067	0.262	91.02	0.000	HS
At 1 month	5.067	0.318	91.02	0.000	HS
TENS: day 0 to day1	0.200	0.074	3.68	0.245
Day2	1.333	0.154	24.54	0.000	HS
Day3	2.333	0.188	42.94	0.000	HS
Day4	3.733	0.271	68.71	0.000	HS
Day5	4.533	0.295	83.44	0.000	HS
At 1 month	4.700	0.319	86.50	0.000	HS