Trial reportBioMed research international2021
Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Affects the Development of Postmenopausal Osteoporotic Women with Vertebral Fractures.
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- Evaluation of the efficacy of physical agent modalities in patients with fractures: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Pooled it
- Alternating Current Stimulation Promotes Healing of Bone Fractures in Rabbits.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Off-label use of teriparatide for the treatment of a vertebral burst fracture in a young patient: A case report and literature review.Trauma case reports · 2025Article
- Gathering Evidence to Leverage Musculoskeletal Magnetic Stimulation Towards Clinical Applicability.Small science · 2024Article
- Electromagnetic fields ameliorate hepatic lipid accumulation and oxidative stress: potential role of CaMKKβ/AMPK/SREBP-1c and Nrf2 pathways.Biomedical engineering online · 2023Article
- Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Promotes Bone Anabolism in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis through the miR-6976/BMP/Smad4 Axis.Journal of tissue engineering and regenerative medicine · 2023Article
- Role of biophysical stimulation in multimodal management of vertebral compression fractures.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2023Review
- Impact of Alendronate Sodium plus Elcatonin on Postoperative Bone Pain in Patients with Osteoporotic Fractures.BioMed research international · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundPostoperative pain, dysfunction, and significant bone loss may occur after vertebral fractures, which will lead to the occurrence of refractures and shorten the survival time, so postoperative rehabilitation is very important. Pulsed electromagnetic field therapy is noninvasive, pain-relieving, and beneficial to reduce bone loss and is an important treatment for patients to recover after surgery. Therefore, this study analyzed the effect of postmenopausal women's vertebral fracture rehabilitation after pulsed electromagnetic field treatment.
methodThis study uses a randomized controlled study, respectively, in the pulsed electromagnetic field treatment group (40 cases) and the control group (42 cases), respectively. We studied the results of health-related quality of life scores (HRQOL), back pain, body function, hip bone density, bone microstructure of tibia, and radius after 1 month and 3 months after surgery.
resultsCompared with the control group, the pulsed electromagnetic field treatment group (PEMF) can improve significantly the psychological score, 6-minute walk test, and Chair Sit-and-Reach one month after the operation. And at 3 months after surgery, the pulsed electromagnetic field treatment group can improve significantly in health-related quality of life scores (HRQOL), back pain, and body function. Regarding the effect of changes in bone mass, compared with the control group, pulsed electromagnetic field treatment had no significant effect on changes in hip bone density. As a result of changes in bone microstructure, pulsed electromagnetic field treatment can significantly improve the bone microstructure of the radius and tibia three months after vertebral fractures.
conclusionPulsed electromagnetic field therapy has positive significance for improving pain, body functional changes, and bone loss after vertebral fracture surgery.
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