ArticleJournal of pain research2018
Evaluation of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy for the treatment of chronic postoperative pain following lumbar surgery: a pilot, double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial.
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- Smartphone administered pulsed radio frequency energy therapy for expedited cutaneous wound healing.NPJ digital medicine · 2025Article
- Pulsing Addition to Modulated Electro-Hyperthermia.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Stimulation in Lumbar Spine Fusion for Patients With Risk Factors for Pseudarthrosis.International journal of spine surgery · 2023Article
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- Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Inhibits Synovitis via Enhancing the Efferocytosis of Macrophages.BioMed research international · 2020Article
- Analysis of Spinopelvic Sagittal Balance and Persistent Low Back Pain (PLBP) for Degenerative Spondylolisthesis (DS) following Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion (PLIF).Pain research & management · 2020Article
- Emerging and Adjunctive Therapies for Spinal Cord Injury Following Acute Canine Intervertebral Disc Herniation.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2020Review
- Global Responses of Il-1β-Primed 3D Tendon Constructs to Treatment with Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields.Cells · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe incidence of chronic postoperative pain following lumbar spinal surgery has increased with the overall increase in the prevalence of lumbar surgery. This study was conducted to evaluate the analgesic effectiveness of pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy in subjects with persistent pain following lumbar surgery. PATIENTS AND
methodsA randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, multicenter study in 36 subjects with persistent low-back and/or radiating leg pain after lumbar surgery was conducted. Eligible subjects were randomized (1:1:1) to receive one of two doses of therapy (42-μs or 38-μs pulse width) or treatment with a sham device. Subjects self-treated twice daily for 60 days. The primary end point was change in pain intensity (∆PI) using the Numerical Pain Rating Scale between average baseline (Days -5 to -1) and end of treatment (Days 56-60) for lumbar and radiating leg pain. Secondary outcome measures included the Oswestry Disability Index, Beck Depression Inventory-II, Patient Global Impression of Change, and consumption of analgesics.
resultsLow-back pain scores for the 42-μs group decreased by 40.2% (
conclusionPEMF therapy (42-μs pulse width) was associated with trends for a reduction in pain, compared to sham treatment. Secondary endpoints were consistent with an overall beneficial effect of the PEMF 42-μs pulse width device.
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