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Observational studyMedicine2018

Neuromuscular electrical stimulation for treating postpartum low back pain.

Yue-Peng Li, Xue Cui, Shi-Chen Liu, Shi-Hua Zhang, Yu-Hang Zhao

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Observational study in 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 NCT05355246 (Effects of Assisted Sit-up Exercise Versus Swiss Ball Pikes on Pain and Disability in Patients With Postpartum Low Back Pain.), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT05355246 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Effects of Assisted Sit-up Exercise Versus Swiss Ball Pikes on Pain and Disability in Patients With Postpartum Low Back Pain.

TypeinterventionalSponsorRiphah International UniversityRan2022 to 2022Enrolled21ConditionsPostpartum Disorder, Lumbar Pain Syndrome, Activation, PatientArmsassisted sit-up exercises, swiss ball pikes exercises
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Yue-Peng LiDepartment of Orthopedic Surgery Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Daqing Oilfield General Hospital, Daqing First Ward of Orthopedic Surgery Department Department of Neurosurgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Jiamusi University, Jiamusi, China.
Xue Cui
Shi-Chen Liu
Shi-Hua Zhang
Yu-Hang Zhao
Daqing Oilfield General Hospital · CNHealth First · USJiamusi University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In this retrospective study, we investigated the effect of neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in patients with postpartum low back pain (PPLBP).We included 67 patients with PPLBP in this study. All patients received NMES, each session 30 minutes, 1 session weekly for a total of 4 weeks. The primary outcome was measured by the reduction in pain intensity, based on the visual analogue scale (VAS). The secondary outcomes included functional status, measured by the Roland-Morris disability questionnaire (RMDQ), and quality of life, measured by the World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF), as well as the adverse events related to the treatment. The outcome data were evaluated at baseline and at the end of 4-week treatment.After 4-week treatment, NMES did not exert better outcomes in pain relief, measured by VAS, and functional status, measured by RMDQ compared with those before the treatment. In addition, no significant improvement in quality of life, measured by WHOQOL-BREF, compared to it before the treatment.The results of our study did not find that NMES is effective in patients with PPLBP after 4-week treatment.

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AdolescentAdultDisability EvaluationElectric Stimulation TherapyFemaleHumansLow Back PainPain MeasurementPostpartum PeriodQuality of LifeRetrospective StudiesSurveys and QuestionnairesTreatment OutcomeYoung Adult

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PMID29995793
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