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Agir FC, Karpuz S, Yilmaz R, Akkurt HE, Yilmaz H. Comparison of the efficacy of low intensity laser and peloid therapy in patients with subacromial impingement syndrome. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMETEOROLOGY 2024; 68:1507-1517. [PMID: 38953979 DOI: 10.1007/s00484-024-02660-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2023] [Revised: 03/11/2024] [Accepted: 03/15/2024] [Indexed: 07/04/2024]
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The objective of this study was to compare the impact of peloid and low-level laser (LLLT) treatment in conjunction with a home exercise programme on short-term symptomatic pain, functional status and quality of life in individuals diagnosed with subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS). A total of 168 patients diagnosed with SIS were included in the study, with 56 receiving LLLT + exercise, 56 receiving peloidotherapy + exercise, and 56 receiving exercise only. Patients underwent clinical evaluations prior to treatment (first measurement), after treatment completion (second measurement), and one month post-treatment (third measurement). Pain was evaluated using the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Functional status was evaluated using the Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI), and quality of life was evaluated using the Short Form 36 (SF-36). Active range of motion of the shoulder was measured by the same investigator using a goniometer. Statistically significant improvements in VAS, SPADI, SF-36, and ROM parameters were achieved after treatment and at 1 month follow-up compared to pretreatment in both active treatment groups (p < .05). The third group showed significant improvements in ROM and SF-36 physical components after treatment and 1 month later (p < .05). Low-level laser therapy or peloid therapy given in addition to home exercise therapy for SIS were found to have similar short-term effects on pain, functional status, quality of life and ROM.
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- Fatma Caglayan Agir
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Meram State Hospital, Konya, 42060, Turkey.
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Konya Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital, Konya, 42060, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Konya Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital, Konya, 42060, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Konya Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital, Konya, 42060, Turkey
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- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Konya Beyhekim Training and Research Hospital, Konya, 42060, Turkey
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Potcovaru CG, Salmen T, Bîgu D, Săndulescu MI, Filip PV, Diaconu LS, Pop C, Ciobanu I, Cinteză D, Berteanu M. Assessing the Effectiveness of Rehabilitation Interventions through the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 on Disability-A Systematic Review. J Clin Med 2024; 13:1252. [PMID: 38592067 PMCID: PMC10931950 DOI: 10.3390/jcm13051252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Revised: 02/15/2024] [Accepted: 02/19/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024] Open
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(1) Background: The World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0) is a tool designed to measure disability in accordance with the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health. Measuring disability is becoming increasingly important due to its high prevalence, which continues to rise. Rehabilitation interventions can reduce disability and enhance functioning. (2) Objective: The present study aims to assess the impact of rehabilitation interventions on reducing disability, as measured by the WHODAS 2.0 questionnaire. It also seeks to identify which specific rehabilitation interventions are more effective and to explore other disability assessment questionnaires. (3) Methods: Following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) methodology, we conducted a systematic review, with the protocol registered with the identifier CRD42023495309, focused on "WHODAS" and "rehabilitation" using PubMed and Web of Science electronic databases. (4) Results: We identified 18 articles from various regions encompassing patients with various health conditions, related to stroke, the cardiovascular system (cardiovascular disease, chronic heart failure), the pulmonary system (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease), the neurologic system (Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, neurodegenerative disease), the musculoskeletal system (orthopaedic surgery), cancer, and chronic pain, and among frail elderly. These patients have received a wide range of rehabilitation interventions: from conventional therapy to virtual reality, robot-assisted arm training, exergaming, and telerehabilitation. (5) Discussion and Conclusions: A wide range of rehabilitation techniques can effectively improve disability with various comorbidities, offering numerous benefits. The WHODAS 2.0 questionnaire proves to be an efficient and reliable tool for measuring disability, and scores have a tendency to decrease after rehabilitation.
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- Claudia-Gabriela Potcovaru
- Doctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (C.-G.P.); (T.S.); (M.I.S.)
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- Doctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (C.-G.P.); (T.S.); (M.I.S.)
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- Department of Philosophy and Social and Human Sciences, Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Piata Romana. No. 6, District 1, 010374 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Doctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (C.-G.P.); (T.S.); (M.I.S.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (P.V.F.); (L.S.D.); (C.P.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (P.V.F.); (L.S.D.); (C.P.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, 050474 Bucharest, Romania; (P.V.F.); (L.S.D.); (C.P.)
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- Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Elias University Emergency Hospital, 011461 Bucharest, Romania
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department 9, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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- Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Department 9, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Carol Davila”, 050474 Bucharest, Romania;
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Nzamba J, Van Damme S, Favre J, Christe G. The relationships between spinal amplitude of movement, pain and disability in low back pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur J Pain 2024; 28:37-53. [PMID: 37475698 DOI: 10.1002/ejp.2162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2023] [Revised: 07/05/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The role of spinal movement alterations in low back pain (LBP) remains unclear. This systematic review and meta-analyses examined the relationships between spinal amplitude of movement, disability and pain intensity in patients with LBP. DATABASES AND DATA TREATMENT We searched PubMed, CINAHL, Embase, Pedro and Web of Science for relevant articles until 14th March 2023. Risk of bias was assessed with the Quality in Prognostic Studies Tool. We analysed the relationships between amplitude of movement, disability and pain intensity with standard correlational meta-analyses and meta-analytic structural equation modelling (MASEM) in cross-sectional and longitudinal data. RESULTS A total of 106 studies (9001 participants) were included. In cross-sectional data, larger amplitude of movement was associated with lower disability (pooled coefficient: -0.25, 95% confidence interval: [-0.29 to -0.21]; 69/5899 studies/participants) and pain intensity (-0.13, [-0.17 to -0.09]; 74/5806). An increase in amplitude of movement was associated with a decrease in disability (-0.23, [-0.31 to -0.15]; 33/2437) and pain intensity (-0.25, [-0.33 to -0.17]; 38/2172) in longitudinal data. MASEM revealed similar results and, in addition, showed that amplitude of movement had a very small influence on the pain intensity-disability relationship. CONCLUSIONS These results showed a significant but small association between amplitude of movement and disability or pain intensity. Moreover, they demonstrated a direct association between an increase in amplitude of movement and a decrease in pain intensity or disability, supporting interventions aiming to reduce protective spinal movements in patients with LBP. SIGNIFICANCE The large meta-analyses performed in this work revealed an association between reductions in spinal amplitude of movement and increased levels of disability and pain intensity in people with LBP. Moreover, it highlighted that LBP recovery is associated with a reduction in protective motor behaviour (increased amplitude of movement), supporting the inclusion of spinal movement in the biopsychosocial understanding and management of LBP.
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- J Nzamba
- Division of Physiotherapy, School of Health Professions, Bern University of Applied Sciences, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Experimental-Clinical and Health Psychology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Swiss BioMotion Lab, Department of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Swiss BioMotion Lab, Department of Musculoskeletal Medicine, Lausanne University Hospital and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Department of Physiotherapy, HESAV School of Health Sciences, HES-SO University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Abdildin Y, Tapinova K, Jyeniskhan N, Viderman D. High-intensity laser therapy in low back pain management: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Lasers Med Sci 2023; 38:166. [PMID: 37493840 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-023-03827-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 07/07/2023] [Indexed: 07/27/2023]
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Low back pain (LBP) is a widespread health issue affecting people globally and is the second leading cause of missed workdays. High-intensity laser therapy (HILT) promises to decrease pain intensity in LBP patients. The aim of this work was to evaluate the effect of HILT in adult LBP patients. We searched for randomized controlled studies (RCTs) published before January of 2023. Our primary outcome was pain intensity, while our secondary outcomes included disability and flexibility scores. We synthesized the evidence using RevMan v.5.4 and assessed methodological quality with the Oxford/Jadad scale and the Cochrane collaboration's risk of bias tool 1. The model favors the HILT group over the control group in terms of pain intensity after treatment (MD with 95% CI is -1.65 [-2.22, -1.09], p-value < 0.00001, I2=67%), Oswestry disability index (MD with 95% CI is -0.67 [-1.22, -0.12], p-value = 0.02, I2=73%), and Roland disability index (MD with 95% CI is -1.36 [-1.76, -0.96], p-value <0.00001, I2=0%). The patients in the high-intensity laser therapy had statistically significantly lower (low back) pain intensity compared to the patients in the control group. Based on three RCTs, our model also showed the positive effect of the HILT on LBP in terms of the Oswestry disability index and Roland disability index.
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- Yerkin Abdildin
- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Surgery (Section Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, and Pain Medicine), Nazarbayev University School of Medicine (NUSOM), Kerei and Zhanibek Khans Str. 5/1, Astana, 020000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, 53 Kabanbay Batyr Ave, Astana, 010000, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Surgery (Section Anesthesiology, Intensive Care, and Pain Medicine), Nazarbayev University School of Medicine (NUSOM), Kerei and Zhanibek Khans Str. 5/1, Astana, 020000, Kazakhstan.
- Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, National Research Oncology Center, Kerei and Zhanibek Khans Str. 3, Astana, 020000, Kazakhstan.
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High-Intensity Laser Therapy for Musculoskeletal Disorders: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials. J Clin Med 2023; 12:jcm12041479. [PMID: 36836014 PMCID: PMC9963402 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12041479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2023] [Indexed: 02/16/2023] Open
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High-intensity laser therapy (HILT) is one of the therapeutic approaches used in the treatment of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD). The main objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of HILT for reducing pain and improving functionality in people with MSD. Ten databases were systematically searched for randomized trials published up to 28 February 2022. Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) assessing the effectiveness of HILT on MSD were included. The main outcome measures were pain and functionality. In total, 48 RCTs were included in the qualitative synthesis and 44 RCTs in the quantitative analysis. HILT showed a decrease on the pain VAS (mean difference (MD) = -1.3 cm; confidence interval (CI) 95%: -1.6 to -1.0) and an improvement in functionality (standardized mean difference (SMD) = -1.0; CI95%: -1.4 to -0.7), with low and moderate quality of evidence, respectively. A greater effect was observed when compared with control than with other conservative treatments, both on pain (χ2 = 20.6; p < 0.001) and functionality (χ2 = 5.1; p = 0.02). Differences in the effectiveness of HILT were found depending on the location (χ2 = 40.1 p < 0.001), with further improved functionality in MSD of the knee and shoulder. HILT is an effective treatment for improving pain, functionality, range of motion, and quality of life in people with MSD, although these findings must be treated with caution due to the high risk of bias in the studies. Further clinical trials should be well designed to lower the risk of bias.
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Tamartash H, Bahrpeyma F, Dizaji MM. The effect of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on pain and electrical stimulation muscle thickness in patients with non-specific chronic low back pain-based ultrasonographic evaluation. Pain Manag 2023; 13:87-94. [PMID: 36621774 DOI: 10.2217/pmt-2022-0069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Aim: The existing mechanisms of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) focuses more on the effect of neural tissue. This study investigated the effect of TENS on the thickness of the erector spinae muscles and reducing pain. Patients & methods: 56 individuals with low back pain participated in this single-blind, pre/post-test study. For 2 weeks, participants underwent ten sessions of TENS. The ultrasound evaluations examined the thickness of the erector spinae muscle, and the visual analog scale measured the severity of low back pain. Results: There was a decrease in pain score and muscle thickness after the interventions (p ≤ 0.004). There was also a strong correlation between reducing pain and decreasing muscle thickness (R = 0.709; p = 0.000). Conclusion: Following TENS in the lumbar, in addition to reducing pain, the thickness of the erector spinae muscles also decreased. Clinical Trial Registration: IRCT20200423047173N1 (ClinicalTrials.gov).
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- Hassan Tamartash
- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Medical Physics, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
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Park C, Yi C, Choi WJ, Lim HS, Yoon HU, You S(JH. Long-term effects of deep-learning digital therapeutics on pain, movement control, and preliminary cost-effectiveness in low back pain: A randomized controlled trial. Digit Health 2023; 9:20552076231217817. [PMID: 38053732 PMCID: PMC10695084 DOI: 10.1177/20552076231217817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/11/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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Objective The present study aimed to compare the effects of a deep learning-based digital application with digital application physical therapy (DPT) and those of conventional physical therapy (CPT) on back pain intensity, limited functional ability, lower extremity weakness, radicular symptoms, limited range of motion (ROM), functional movement, quality of life, cost-effectiveness, and postintervention questionnaires for perceived transmission risk of COVID-19 and satisfaction results in 100 participants with low back pain (LBP). Methods One hundred participants with LBP were randomized into either DPT or CPT groups, three times per week over four weeks. Outcome measures included the (1) Oswestry Disability Index, (2) Quebec Back Pain Disability Scale, (3) Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), (4) Numeric Pain Rating Scale, (5) functional movement screen (FMS), (6) short form-12, (7) lower extremity strength, (8) ROM of trunk flexion, extension, and bilateral side bending, (9) questionnaires for perceived transmission risk of COVID-19, (10) preliminary cost-effectiveness, and (11) postintervention satisfaction questionnaire results. The analysis of variance was conducted at p < 0.05. Results Analysis of variance showed that DPT showed superior effects, compared to CPT on RMDQ, hip extensor strength, transmission risk of COVID-19, as well as satisfaction. Both groups showed significant improvement pre- and postintervention, suggesting that DPT is as effective as CPT, and was superior in preliminary cost-effectiveness and transmission risk of COVID-19. Conclusions Our results provide novel, promising clinical evidence that DPT was as effective as CPT in improving structural and functional impairment, activity limitation, and participation restriction. Our results highlight the successful incorporation of DPT intervention for clinical outcome measures, lower extremity strength, trunk mobility, ADL improvement, QOL improvement, and FMS in LBP.
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- Chanhee Park
- Sports(Movement Artificial-Intelligence Robotics Technology (SMART) Institute, Department of Physical Therapy, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physical Therapy, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Physical Therapy, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Software, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Computer and Telecommunication Engineering, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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- Sports(Movement Artificial-Intelligence Robotics Technology (SMART) Institute, Department of Physical Therapy, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
- Department of Physical Therapy, Yonsei University, Wonju, Republic of Korea
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Johnson MI, Paley CA, Wittkopf PG, Mulvey MR, Jones G. Characterising the Features of 381 Clinical Studies Evaluating Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Pain Relief: A Secondary Analysis of the Meta-TENS Study to Improve Future Research. MEDICINA (KAUNAS, LITHUANIA) 2022; 58:medicina58060803. [PMID: 35744066 PMCID: PMC9230499 DOI: 10.3390/medicina58060803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 06/08/2022] [Accepted: 06/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Background and Objectives: Characterising the features of methodologies, clinical attributes and intervention protocols, of studies is valuable to advise directions for research and practice. This article reports the findings of a secondary analysis of the features from studies screened as part of a large systematic review of TENS (the meta-TENS study). Materials and Methods: A descriptive analysis was performed on information associated with methodology, sample populations and intervention protocols from 381 randomised controlled trials (24,532 participants) evaluating TENS delivered at a strong comfortable intensity at the painful site in adults with pain, irrespective of diagnosis. Results: Studies were conducted in 43 countries commonly using parallel group design (n = 334) and one comparator group (n = 231). Mean ± standard deviation (SD) study sample size (64.05 ± 58.29 participants) and TENS group size (27.67 ± 21.90 participants) were small, with only 13 of 381 studies having 100 participants or more in the TENS group. Most TENS interventions were ‘high frequency’ (>10 pps, n = 276) and using 100 Hz (109/353 reports that stated a pulse frequency value). Of 476 comparator groups, 54.2% were active treatments (i.e., analgesic medication(s), exercise, manual therapies and electrophysical agents). Of 202 placebo comparator groups, 155 used a TENS device that did not deliver currents. At least 216 of 383 study groups were able to access other treatments whilst receiving TENS. Only 136 out of 381 reports included a statement about adverse events. Conclusions: Clinical studies on TENS are dominated by small parallel group evaluations of high frequency TENS that are often contaminated by concurrent treatment(s). Study reports tended focus on physiological and clinical implications rather than the veracity of methodology and findings. Previously published criteria for designing and reporting TENS studies were neglected and this should be corrected in future research using insights gleaned from this analysis.
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- Mark I. Johnson
- Centre for Pain Research, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK; (C.A.P.); (P.G.W.); (G.J.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-113-812-30-83
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- Centre for Pain Research, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK; (C.A.P.); (P.G.W.); (G.J.)
- Research & Development Department, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust, Steeton, Keighley BD20 6TD, UK
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- Centre for Pain Research, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK; (C.A.P.); (P.G.W.); (G.J.)
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- Academic Unit of Primary and Palliative Care, Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9NL, UK;
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- Centre for Pain Research, School of Health, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds LS1 3HE, UK; (C.A.P.); (P.G.W.); (G.J.)
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Tarcău E, Ianc D, Sirbu E, Ciobanu D, Boca IC, Marcu F. Effects of Complex Rehabilitation Program on Reducing Pain and Disability in Patients with Lumbar Disc Protrusion—Is Early Intervention the Best Recommendation? J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12050741. [PMID: 35629163 PMCID: PMC9144614 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12050741] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2022] [Revised: 04/13/2022] [Accepted: 04/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Due to its frequency and possible complications, low back pain (LBP) has a high social impact, it is a common problem of the active population and the second reason for visiting a physician. In patients with lumbar disc protrusion (LDP), one of the most common causes of LBP, the nucleus pulposus bulges against the disc and then protrudes into the spinal cord, but the annulus fibrosus remains intact; (2) Objectives: The primary objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of a rehabilitation treatment (RT) comprising electrotherapy (ET), hydrotherapy (HT) and individualized physical therapy (PT) versus ET alone in patients with LDP. The second objective was to investigate whether there is a correlation between early RT and the symptomatology of patients with LDP; (3) Methods: The research was conducted between July 2021 and January 2022 at the Ceres Hotel Treatment Centre from Baile 1 Mai, Romania, and all the study subjects signed an informed consent form. For this study, the block randomization method was used to randomize subjects into groups that resulted in equal sample size, in order to maintain a reasonably good balance among groups. Therefore, the two groups had the same number of subjects (30 subjects) and the randomization was made taking into account the patient’s motivation or the subject’s willingness to receive not only electrotherapy treatment, but also the physical exercises and hydrotherapy. The eligibility criteria were: low back pain for more than three months, an MRI confirmed diagnosis of LDP (without dural compression), and ability to perform a PT program. The control group received only a classical ET program. In addition, the patients in the experimental group received a complex individualized PT program associated with HT and ET. To achieve these objectives, the study subjects were monitored for spinal mobility (lateral lumbar flexion—LLF, index fingers-ground—IFG, lumbar Schober tests for flexion—LS, Inverted Schober test for extension—ILS), trunk flexor and extensor muscle strength (LF strength, LE strength), level of pain (Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire—SF-MPQ, Visual Analogue Scale—VAS), and the degree of limitation in activities of daily living (Oswestry Disability Index—ODI); (4) Results: Comparing the evolution of the subjects, using the One-Way ANOVA between groups, we observed a significant improvement in all variables [SF-MPQ (95% CI, 7.996/11.671), VAS (95% CI, 1.965/3.169), mobility FTF (95% CI, −7.687/−3.940), LS (95% CI, 2.272/2.963), LE strength (95% CI, −5.676/−3.324), LF strength (95% CI, −5.970/−3.630), disability (95% CI, 8.026/10.441) after six months of treatment for the experimental group subjects. A clear correlation was found, using the Bravis–Pearson test, between the earliest possible initiation of RT and improvement of patients’ symptoms; (5) Conclusion: The current study proves the importance of combining ET with HT and PT. The earlier the RT is implemented, the lower the pain perception and level of disability associated with the lumbar disease.
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- Emilian Tarcău
- Department of Physical Education, Sport and Physiotherapy, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania; (E.T.); (D.I.); (D.C.); (I.C.B.)
- Human Performance Research Center, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania
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- Department of Physical Education, Sport and Physiotherapy, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania; (E.T.); (D.I.); (D.C.); (I.C.B.)
- Human Performance Research Center, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania
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- Department of Physical Therapy and Special Motricity, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, West University of Timisoara, 300223 Timisoara, Romania
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Physical Education, Sport and Physiotherapy, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania; (E.T.); (D.I.); (D.C.); (I.C.B.)
- Human Performance Research Center, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania
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- Department of Physical Education, Sport and Physiotherapy, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania; (E.T.); (D.I.); (D.C.); (I.C.B.)
- Human Performance Research Center, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania
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- Department of Psychoneuroscience and Rehabilitation, University of Oradea, 410087 Oradea, Romania;
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IONITE C, ROTARIU M, CONDURACHE I. Systematic review on the incidence of low back pain as well as on the rehabilitation treatment methods used. BALNEO RESEARCH JOURNAL 2020. [DOI: 10.12680/balneo.2020.371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Introduction. Low back pain is a growing condition both in terms of sampling and incidence, reaching to affect any of us at some point. Material and method. In order to write the article, four international libraries were used, where search criteria were used such as: "low back pain", "low back pain incidence" and "low back pain treatment". The articles used in this paper were carefully selected according to their relevance for this study, but only considered articles published in 2020. Results and discussions. The obtained results indicated that both physical therapy and physiotherapy have beneficial effects in ameliorating the symptoms generated by low back pain, but due to the lack of an optimal protocol patients turn to alternative therapies that have shown greater efficacy than physical therapy in amelioration. symptoms generated by low back pain. Conclusions. The lack of an optimal physiotherapeutic treatment protocol causes patients to turn to alternative therapies that are more effective, as well as a lower cost per treatment.
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- Catalin IONITE
- 1. Faculty of Medical Bioengineering, “University of Medicine and Pharmacy Grigore T Popa”, Iasi, Romania
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- 1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa, 16 University Street, Iasi, Romania
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- 1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Grigore T. Popa, 16 University Street, Iasi, Romania
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