SynthesisJournal of orthopaedic surgery and research2023
Vibration therapy to improve pain and function in patients with chronic low back pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Effect of Vibration Massager Therapy on Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Who cites it
9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 18 citations in OpenAlex.
- Risk factors for low back pain in the Chinese population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of percussive massage therapy on fascia echo intensity and fascia thickness in firefighters with chronic non-specific low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.BMC complementary medicine and therapies · 2024Trial
- Percussive Vibration Therapy as an Adjunct to Conventional Physiotherapy in Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Effects of Adding Whole-Body Vibration to Routine Exercise Therapy on Pain, Disability, Muscle Strength, and Endurance in Individuals With Chronic Nonspecific Neck Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Health science reports · 2026Article
- Novel multimodal mechanical stimulation is superior to TENS to treat and prevent chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Preventing opioid prescribing for low back pain using multimodal mechanical stimulation vs. TENS: a randomized-controlled trial.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- 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
- Consumer Perceptions of Home-Based Percussive Massage Therapy for Musculoskeletal Concerns: Inductive Thematic Qualitative Analysis.JMIR rehabilitation and assistive technologies · 2024Article
- The influence of vibratory massage after physical exertion on selected psychological processes.Frontiers in psychology · 2024Article
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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundVibration therapy (VT), a treatment of musculoskeletal disorders, has been developed for clinical applications in the past decade. However, its effect on relieving chronic low back pain (CLBP) and improving lumbar function is still illusive, lacking sufficient evidence-based medical data.
objectiveThis systematic review aimed to evaluate the efficacy of vibration therapy on pain and function in people with CLBP.
methodsPubMed, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, Embase, CNKI, Wanfang Date, VIP, and CBM were applied to search for clinical randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on vibration therapy for people with CLBP. The electronic databases were searched from the establishment of the database until July 1, 2023. Two researchers assessed the quality of the included studies and extracted data. The outcome indicators included the pain intensity index, Oswestry dysfunction index (ODI) score, and Roland-Morris dysfunction questionnaire (RMDQ) score. GRADE was used to evaluate the certainty of evidence of each outcome indicator. The meta-analysis was conducted using RevMan 5.3 software.
resultsFourteen papers met the inclusion criteria with 860 subjects (VT group n = 432 and control group n = 428). VT for patients with CLBP reduced the pain intensity index [SMD = - 0.71, 95% CI (- 1.02, - 0.39), I
conclusionThe data from this study suggest that VT can reduce pain and improve lumbar function in patients with CLBP. However, we still need to carefully interpret the results of this study, as the certainty of evidence was low, and the clinical relevance of the results is questionable. Further RCTs are needed in the future to ascertain this.
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