The effect of pulsed electromagnetic frequency therapy on health-related quality of life in military service members with chronic low back pain

Nayback-Beebe, Ann Marie; Yoder, Linda H.; Goff, Brandon J.; Arzola, Sonya M.; Weidlich, Christopher

doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2017.07.012

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“…Each section is scored on a 0-5 scale, 5 representing the greatest disability. The index is calculated by dividing the summed score by the total possible score, which is then multiplied by 100 and expressed as a percentage (14). The overall quality of life was assessed using the EuroQol-5D VAS (EQ5D-VAS) index scale.…”

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Efficacy of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy in Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Randomised Controlled Study

Aydin¹,

Paker²,

Buğdaycı³

2018

tjgeri

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Introduction: Lumbar spinal stenosis is a disorder that may cause low back and/or leg pain. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy in lomber spinal stenosis. Materials and method: This study is single-blind randomised controlled study. Fifty patients diagnosed with lomber spinal stenosis were randomised into two groups. Patients in the first group [median age 61 (51-84) years] underwent 10 sessions of active pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (25 Hz, 80 gauss) for 15 minutes a day, whereas those in the second group [median age 64 (55-77) years] were controls and underwent 10 sessions of placebo pulsed electromagnetic field therapy. The patients were assessed with VAS, the Timed Up and Go test, Oswestry Disability Index and EQ5D-VAS. All tests were completed at baseline, after treatment and at a 3-week follow-up. Results: Forty-nine patients completed the study. The pulsed electromagnetic field therapy group significantly improved VAS score, Oswestry Disability Index and EQ5D-VAS (p<0.05) after treatment. Significant improvement was sustained after 3-week follow up. In the placebo group, there was no significant change in VAS score, Oswestry Disability Index or EQ5D-VAS (p>0.05) after treatment. Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy group showed significant improvement than plasebo group in terms of pain severity, Oswestry Disability Index, EQ5D-VAS and Timed Up and Go after treatment and at follow-up (p<0.05). Conclusion: Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy appears to be useful in terms of back and/or leg pain, functional mobility, physical disability and general health-related quality of life in lumbar spinal stenosis patients.

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Efficacy of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy in Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Randomised Controlled Study

Aydin¹,

Paker²,

Buğdaycı³

2018

tjgeri

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“…Low back pain, either acute or chronic, dominates other pain types [7] and affects about 80-84% of the population at least once at some point in life [12][13][14]. In the US Armed Services alone, low back pain was the primary diagnosis for more than seven million ambulatory care visits between 2000 and 2009 [15]. Current estimates are that approximately 25% of people with acute low back pain experience recurrent episodes, while 7-10% progress to a chronic state [15] and can experience significant physical, psychological, and social sequelae that affect their long-term functioning and quality of life [16].…”

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“…In the US Armed Services alone, low back pain was the primary diagnosis for more than seven million ambulatory care visits between 2000 and 2009 [15]. Current estimates are that approximately 25% of people with acute low back pain experience recurrent episodes, while 7-10% progress to a chronic state [15] and can experience significant physical, psychological, and social sequelae that affect their long-term functioning and quality of life [16]. According to [11], 70% of subjects with chronic low back pain report fatigue and 18% report depression.…”

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“…A commonly prescribed treatment for chronic pain is opioids (codeine, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and morphine) [13,19]. The use of opioids is controversial due to severe addiction and misuse [13,15,16,20,21]. It is argued that chronic use of opioids is detrimental to people with back pain because they can aggravate depression, leading to a worsening of the pain [13].…”

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Design and Analysis of a Whole-Body Noncontact Electromagnetic Subthreshold Stimulation Device with Field Modulation Targeting Nonspecific Neuropathic Pain

Makarov

Bogdanov

Noetscher

et al. 2019

Brain and Human Body Modeling

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“…Because the Tennant Biomodulator is non-invasive and causes no pain, it is a safe pain management tool. Pilot testing of the Tennant Biomodulator has yielded largely positive findings [22–24], but the results of tests on other microcurrent stimulation devices have been mixed (e.g., [25–28]).…”

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A randomized trial comparing the Tennant Biomodulator to transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and traditional Chinese acupuncture for the treatment of chronic pain in military service members

Peacock

Stoerkel²,

Libretto

et al. 2019

Military Med Res

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BackgroundThe present investigation tested the efficacy of the Tennant Biomodulator, a novel pain management intervention that uses biofeedback-modulated electrical stimulation, to reduce chronic pain and its psychosocial sequelae in a sample of current and former military service members. The Tennant Biomodulator used on its most basic setting was compared to two commonly used, non-pharmacological pain treatments—traditional Chinese acupuncture and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS)—in a comparative efficacy, randomized, open-label trial.MethodsParticipants included 100 active duty and retired service men and women with chronic pain undergoing treatment at the Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas, USA, randomly assigned to receive six, weekly sessions of either Tennant Biomodulator treatment, traditional Chinese acupuncture, or TENS, in addition to usual care. Recruitment was conducted between May 2010 to September 2013. Outcome measures were collected at intake, before and after each treatment session, and at a 1-month follow-up. Intent-to-treat analyses were used throughout, with mixed models used to investigate main effects of group, time, and group × time interactions with consideration given to quadratic effects. Outcomes measured included ratings of chronic pain, pain-related functional disability, and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.ResultsOn average, regardless of their treatment group, participants exhibited a 16% reduction in pain measured by the Brooke Army Medical Center’s Clinic Pain Log [F(1, 335) = 55.7, P < 0.0001] and an 11% reduction in pain-related disability measured by the Million Visual Analog Scale [MVAS: F(1, 84) = 28.3, P < 0.0001] from baseline to the end of treatment, but no one treatment performed better than the other, and the reductions in pain and pain-related disability were largely lost by 1-month follow-up. Symptoms of PTSD and depression did not change significantly as a function of time or group.ConclusionsFindings build on previous work suggesting that traditional Chinese acupuncture and TENS can reduce pain and its functional sequelae without risks associated with pharmacological pain management. The Tennant Biomodulator used on its most basic setting performs as well as these other interventions. Based on the present findings, large, randomized controlled trials on the Tennant Biomodulator are indicated. Future work should test this device using its full range of settings for pain-related psychological health.Trial registrationClincialtrials.gov (NCT01752010); registered December 14, 2012.

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The effect of pulsed electromagnetic frequency therapy on health-related quality of life in military service members with chronic low back pain

Cited by 19 publications

References 23 publications

Efficacy of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy in Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Randomised Controlled Study

Efficacy of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Therapy in Patients With Lumbar Spinal Stenosis: A Randomised Controlled Study

Design and Analysis of a Whole-Body Noncontact Electromagnetic Subthreshold Stimulation Device with Field Modulation Targeting Nonspecific Neuropathic Pain

A randomized trial comparing the Tennant Biomodulator to transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and traditional Chinese acupuncture for the treatment of chronic pain in military service members

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