Trial reportBrazilian journal of physical therapy
Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and heat to reduce pain in a chronic low back pain population: a randomized controlled clinical trial.
Trial report in Brazilian journal of physical therapy. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03643731 (Pain Relief in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Using HeatTens vs. Standard Care.), which is not on this map. Cited by 26 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Pain Relief in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Using HeatTens vs. Standard Care.
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26 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 51 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effectiveness of spinal cord stimulation combined with physiotherapy in the management of chronic pain in adults: a systematic review.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Pooled it
- Clinical observation on the effect of warming meridian medicinal wine, polarized light external application combined with acupuncture and moxibustion on pain after vertebroplasty.Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan · 2025Trial
- Neurobiological Mechanisms of Enhanced Pain-Relieving Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation via Visuo-Tactile Stimulation in Immersive Virtual Reality: Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Trial
- Effects of a supervised exercise program in addition to electrical stimulation or kinesio taping in low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2022Trial
- Effects of back exercises versus transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation on relief of pain and disability in operating room nurses with chronic non-specific LBP: a randomized clinical trial.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Trial
- Effects of Personal Low-Frequency Stimulation Device on Myalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
- Does the predominance of central sensitization alter the effect of balneotherapy combined with conventional physical therapy in patients with chronic low back and knee pain?International journal of biometeorology · 2026Observational
- Pain perception and patient satisfaction after conservative versus surgical low back pain management: Questionnaire-based comparative study.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- Comparative Efficacy of Physical Agent Therapies for Chronic Low Back Pain-A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- The effect of over-the-counter analgesics on changes to the sensory sensitivity of patients treated with transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Conditioned Pain Modulation in Patients with Hemophilic Arthropathy: A Cross-Sectional Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
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- Risk Factors for Chronic Post-Surgical Pain in the Elderly: A Single-Center Retrospective Study.Clinical interventions in aging · 2025Article
- Meta-analysis of pregabalin combined with different methods for treating postherpetic neuralgia.International journal of burns and trauma · 2025Review
- Minimal Clinically Important Change of Movement Pain in Musculoskeletal Pain Conditions.The journal of pain · 2024Article
- A domain-oriented approach to characterizing movement-evoked pain.Pain reports · 2024Article
- The roles of Hippo/YAP signaling pathway in physical therapy.Cell death discovery · 2024Review
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- Treatment Algorithms for Continuous Low-Level Heat Wrap Therapy for the Management of Musculoskeletal Pain: An Italian Position Paper.Journal of pain research · 2024Article
- Muscle contraction exercise for low back pain.Hong Kong physiotherapy journal : official publication of the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association Limited = Wu li chih liao · 2023Article
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8 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundLow back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide. The therapeutic management of patients with chronic LBP is challenging.
objectivesThe aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of heat and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation combined on pain relief in participants with chronic low back pain.
methodsFifty participants with chronic (≥3 months) low back pain were randomly assigned to two groups: HeatTens (n=25) and control group (n=25). Primary outcome was pain. Secondary outcomes were pressure pain thresholds, temporal summation, conditioned pain modulation, fear-avoidance and beliefs questionnaire, central sensitization inventory, quality of life, and medication use. The control group received no treatment and continued usual care. After four weeks of treatment, all measurements were repeated.
resultsFifty individuals participated in this study. Significant higher pressure pain threshold measures after both 30min and 4 weeks for the lower back region and the second plantar toe were found only in the experimental group.
conclusionThe combination of heat and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation does not reduce pain scores in patients with chronic low back pain. Pressure pain threshold values significantly improved, showing beneficial effects of the experimental treatment. ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03643731 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03643731).
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