Manal Mohamed Ali Eldessouki <br/><br/>
Efficacy of diadynamic versus transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on patients with peripheral arterial disease /  
 كفاءة التنبيه بتيار الديادينامك مقابل التنبيه العصبى الكهربائى عبر الجلد عند مرضى الشرايين الطرفية 
Manal Mohamed Ali Eldessouki ; Supervised Wadida H. Abdelkader Elsayed , Ali Mamdouh Elashmawy , Amal Mohamed Elshehaby 
 - Cairo :   Manal Mohamed Ali Eldessouki ,   2012 
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<br/><br/>Thesis (Ph.D.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Basic Science 
<br/><br/> Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is most commonly manifestation of systemic athrosclerosis in which the arterial lumen of lower extremities becomes progressively occluded . It causes ischemic pain in the legs . Was to compare the effect of diadynamic current (DDC) versus transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) on ischemic pain level , ankle brachial pressure index (ABPI) , cutaneous blood flow rate and nitric oxide (NO) level in blood in patients with PAD 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Index Terms: </label>Diadynamic current stimulation  Peripheral arterial disease  TENS