ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2018
Effects of Repetitive Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation on Patients With Acute Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study.
Article in Annals of rehabilitation medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07243548 (Effect of Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Chronic Lower Back Pain - Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Effect of Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation in Patients With Chronic Lower Back Pain - Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial
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15 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.
- Repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation for pain, disability, and kinesiophobia in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European journal of physical and rehabilitation medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of repeated peripheral magnetic stimulation on upper limb motor function after stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- Randomized Controlled Pilot Study of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Acute Back Pain in Emergency Department Patients.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2026Trial
- Efficacy and cortical mechanisms of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation in non-specific neck and low back pain: a prospective, two-center, randomized, sham-controlled fNIRS study.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Trial
- Comparative efficacy of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation in upper trapezius myofascial pain syndrome.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2026Trial
- Efficacy of functional magnetic stimulation in improving upper extremity function after stroke: a randomized, single-blind, controlled study.The Journal of international medical research · 2020Trial
- Feasibility and preliminary outcomes of spinal magnetic stimulation for functional constipation: a pilot randomized placebo-controlled trial.Annals of coloproctology · 2026Article
- Combined Double-Coil and Handheld rPMS in Low Back Pain: An Observational Case Series Based on Routine Clinical Practice.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Applications of Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation in Rehabilitation: A Scoping Review.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2026Review
- Effect of Repetitive Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation in Patients with Neck Myofascial Pain: A Randomized Sham-Controlled Crossover Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Integrating Ultrasound-Guided Injections and Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation in Chronic Myofascial/Lumbar Pain.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Efficacy and safety of peripheral magnetic stimulation for the treatment of intractable hiccups after stroke: a prospective, blinded, parallel randomized controlled clinical trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
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- Integrating Ultrasound-Guided Multifidus Injections with Repeated Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation for Low Back Pain: A Feasibility Study.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Ultrasound-guided repetitive pulsed peripheral magnetic stimulation provides pain relief in refractory glossopharyngeal neuralgia: A case report.Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2023Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveTo investigate the effects of real repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation (rPMS) treatment compared to sham rPMS treatment on pain reduction and functional recovery of patients with acute low back pain.
methodsA total of 26 patients with acute low back pain were randomly allocated to the real rPMS group and the sham rPMS group. Subjects were then administered a total of 10 treatment sessions. Visual analogue scale (VAS) was assessed before and after each session. Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) and Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) were employed to assess functional recovery at baseline and after sessions 5 and 10.
resultsReal rPMS treatment showed significant pain reduction immediately after each session. Sustained and significant pain relief was observed after administering only one session in the real rPMS group. Significant functional improvement was observed in the real rPMS group compared to that in the sham rPMS group after sessions 5 and 10 based on ODI and after session 5 based on RMDQ.
conclusionReal rPMS treatment has immediate effect on pain reduction and sustained effect on pain relief for patients with acute low back pain compared to sham rPMS.
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