Caballero López, Julio JoséNavarro Santana, MarcosAlmazán Polo, JaimeGarcía Sanz, FernandoDíaz Arribas, María JoséMinaya Muñoz, FranciscoRomero Morales, Carlos2025-10-172025-10-172025Caballero-López, J., Navarro-Santana, M., Almazán-Polo, J., García-Sanz, F., Díaz-Arribas, M. J., Minaya-Muñoz, F., & Romero-Morales, C. (2025). Short-term effects of percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on pain and muscle function in patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament surgery: A randomized clinical trial. Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 6, 1501703. https://doi.org/10.3389/fresc.2025.15017032673-6861https://hdl.handle.net/11268/16405Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction surgery is associated with the presence of anterior knee pain and knee extension weakness. Percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS) is a minimally invasive technique with the objective of neuromodulating the symptoms derived from the intervention. The objective of the study is to analyze the short-term effect of the use of the PENS technique in patients undergoing ACL surgery. The PENS intervention combined with a rehabilitation program compared to an isolated rehabilitation program showed a short-term reduction in pain intensity and an increase in isometric strength in knee extension in patients undergoing ACL surgery.engAttribution 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/journal article10.3389/fresc.2025.1501703open accessCiencias médicasMedicina clínicaRehabilitación médicaGoal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all agesGoal 4: Quality educationGoal 9: Build resilient infrastructure, promote sustainable industrialization and foster innovation