ArticleFrontiers in physiology2021
Similar Pain Intensity Reductions and Trunk Strength Improvements Following Whole-Body Electromyostimulation vs. Whole-Body Vibration vs. Conventional Back-Strengthening Training in Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain Patients: A Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial.
Article in Frontiers in physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06642350 (Whole-Body Electromyostimulation Versus Medical Therapeutic Training), which is not on this map. Cited by 16 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
What it found
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The trial behind it
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Whole-Body Electromyostimulation Versus Medical Therapeutic Training (MTT) Resistance Exercise for the Treatment of Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain in Middle-Aged to Older Cohort With Low-Back Pain.
Who cites it
16 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 26 citations in OpenAlex.
- Effects of whole-body vibration therapy on pain, functionality, postural stability, and proprioception in patients with subacute and chronic non-specific low back pain: a systematic review.Wiener medizinische Wochenschrift (1946) · 2025Pooled it
- Vibration therapy to improve pain and function in patients with chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2023Pooled it
- Core stability versus postural control training for pain, disability, and sensorimotor function in chronic non-specific low back pain.Scientific reports · 2026Trial
- Effectiveness of whole-body electromyostimulation on knee pain and physical function in knee osteoarthritis: a randomized controlled trial.Scientific reports · 2024Trial
- Effects of Four Weeks of Static vs. Dynamic Bodyweight Exercises with Whole-Body Electromyostimulation on Jump and Strength Performance: A Two-Armed, Randomized, Controlled Trial.Journal of sports science & medicine · 2023Trial
- Once-Weekly Whole-Body Electromyostimulation Increases Strength, Stability and Body Composition in Amateur Golfers. A Randomized Controlled Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Trial
- Effects of Longitudinal Whole-Body Electromyostimulation on Maximum Strength and Power in Sportspeople and Athletes-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Muscles (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Outcomes Addressed by Whole-Body Electromyostimulation Trials in Sportspeople and Athletes-An Evidence Map Summarizing and Categorizing Current Findings.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Review
- Effect of Whole-Body Vibration Exercise on Pain, Disability, Balance, Proprioception, Functional Performance and Quality of Life in People with Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Non-Athletic Cohorts Enrolled in Longitudinal Whole-Body Electromyostimulation Trials-An Evidence Map.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Spatial Distribution of Muscular Effects of Acute Whole-Body Electromyostimulation at the Mid-Thigh and Lower Leg-A Pilot Study Applying Magnetic Resonance Imaging.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- NMES superimposed on movement is equally effective as heavy slow resistance training in patellar tendinopathy.Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions · 2022Article
- Whole Body Vibration Improves Brain and Musculoskeletal Health by Modulating the Expression of Tissue-Specific Markers: FNDC5 as a Key Regulator of Vibration Adaptations.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Article
- Physical Exercise with or without Whole-Body Vibration in Breast Cancer Patients Suffering from Aromatase Inhibitor-Induced Musculoskeletal Symptoms: A Pilot Randomized Clinical Study.Journal of personalized medicine · 2021Article
- Once Weekly Whole-Body Electromyostimulation Enhances Muscle Quality in Men: Data of the Randomized Controlled Franconian Electromyostimulation and Golf Study.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
The aim of this multicenter trial was to compare the effects of whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) and whole-body vibration (WBV) with conventional back-strengthening training (CT) on changes in mean back pain intensity (MPI) and trunk strength in patients suffering from chronic non-specific low back pain (CNLBP). Two-hundred and forty CNLBP patients (40-70 years; 62% female) were randomly assigned to three intervention arms (WB-EMS:
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