非处方镇痛药对接受经皮电刺激神经疗法的患者感觉敏感性变化的影响。
The effect of over-the-counter analgesics on changes to the sensory sensitivity of patients treated with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.
作者信息
Witkoś Joanna, Hartman-Petrycka Magdalena, Błażejewski Grzegorz
机构信息
Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Kraków, Poland.
Department of Basic Biomedical Science, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences in Sosnowiec, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland.
出版信息
Sci Rep. 2025 Aug 13;15(1):29638. doi: 10.1038/s41598-025-14588-7.
Analgesics and anti-inflammatory drugs represent the largest segment of over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. This observational study involved 247 patients treated for pain in outpatient physiotherapy. Using Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) sensitivity threshold was measured together with subjective sensation (hedonic rating), investigating the impact of OTC analgesic intake on sensory sensitivity and subjective perception. Additionally, the influence of sex, age, height, and body mass index (BMI) on sensitivity threshold was assessed. Sensory threshold was significantly affected by age (B = 0.04, % variance = 5.84, p < 0.001), BMI (B = 0.22, % variance = 5.71, p = 0.001), and use of OTC analgesics up to 8 h beforehand (B = 0.83, % variance = 3.87, p = 0.001). The OTC drugs with the strongest effect on sensory threshold were Ibuprofen 400 mg (B = 0.91, % variance = 3.01, p = 0.003). Compared to individuals who did not use pain medication and predominantly experienced the stimulus as pleasant (53.37%), those who had taken analgesics more frequently reported a neutral perception of TENS stimulation (65.22%) and exhibited higher sensory thresholds. These findings suggest that OTC analgesics may alter neurosensory responses, highlighting a potential interaction not previously considered in standard pharmacological information. Further double-blind controlled trials are warranted to validate these observations and elucidate underlying mechanisms.
镇痛药和抗炎药是非处方药(OTC)中最大的类别。这项观察性研究涉及247名在门诊物理治疗中接受疼痛治疗的患者。使用经皮电神经刺激(TENS)测量感觉阈值以及主观感觉(享乐评分),研究非处方镇痛药的摄入对感觉敏感性和主观感知的影响。此外,评估了性别、年龄、身高和体重指数(BMI)对感觉阈值的影响。感觉阈值受年龄(B = 0.04,方差百分比 = 5.84,p < 0.001)、BMI(B = 0.22,方差百分比 = 5.71,p = 0.001)以及提前8小时内使用非处方镇痛药(B = 0.83,方差百分比 = 3.87,p = 0.001)的显著影响。对感觉阈值影响最强的非处方药是400毫克布洛芬(B = 0.91,方差百分比 = 3.01,p = 0.003)。与未使用止痛药且主要将刺激体验为愉悦的个体(53.37%)相比,更频繁服用镇痛药的个体对TENS刺激的感知更中性(65.22%),并且表现出更高的感觉阈值。这些发现表明,非处方镇痛药可能会改变神经感觉反应,突出了标准药理学信息中以前未考虑的潜在相互作用。有必要进行进一步的双盲对照试验来验证这些观察结果并阐明潜在机制。