ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2024
The Immediate Effect of a Single Treatment of Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation with the StimaWELL 120MTRS System on Multifidus Stiffness in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain.
Article in Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07760142 (Effects of Multichannel Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Combined With Core Exercise in Individuals With Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Effects of Multichannel Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Combined With Core Exercise in Individuals With Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain: A Three-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial
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3 citing papers in PubMed.
- Bioengineering Support in the Assessment and Rehabilitation of Low Back Pain.Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Ultrasound and MRI-based evaluation of relationships between morphological and mechanical properties of the lower lumbar multifidus muscle in chronic low back pain.European spine journal : official publication of the European Spine Society, the European Spinal Deformity Society, and the European Section of the Cervical Spine Research Society · 2025Article
- Short Term Effects of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Combined with Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation in Youth Basketball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2024Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesIndividuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP) have altered lumbar multifidus stiffness properties compared to healthy controls. Although neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) application to the multifidus might affect stiffness, this has never been investigated. The aims of this study were to examine the effect of a single NMES treatment on multifidus stiffness and pain intensity in CLBP patients.
methods30 participants (13 male, 17 female) were randomized to one of two intervention ('phasic' and 'combined') protocols with the StimaWELL 120MTRS system. Multifidus stiffness at L4 and L5 was measured via shear-wave elastography (SWE) at rest and in standing prior to, and 15 min after, a 20 min NMES treatment. Pain intensity was measured pre- and post-treatment with the numerical pain rating scale (NPRS).
resultsThere were significant increases in resting shear modulus at right L4 (
conclusionsThere were multiple significant changes in multifidus stiffness in the combined group, but not in the phasic group. Both groups experienced significant decreases in low back pain intensity.
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