NCT06133855

Impact of Electromagnetic Field Therapy on Pain and Function in Patients With Mechanical Back Pain

Impact of Electromagnetic Field Therapy on Pain Severity and Functional Disability in Patients With Mechanical Back Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Cairo University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to investigate the impact of electromagnetic field therapy on pain severity and functional disability in mechanical back pain patients suffering from myofascial trigger points.

Detailed description

Lower back pain, or LBP, is a major global health issue that affects functioning, social participation, and personal financial prosperity on a variety of biophysical, psychological, and social levels. In today's industrial society, it impacts roughly 50-80% of people who are of working age. Mechanical back pain patients suffer from myofascial trigger points (MTrPs), which are classified as either active or latent. Activated MTrPs cause either sudden onset of pain or in response to movement, stretching, or compression. Latent MTrPs are typically symptom-free, but when squeezed, they can re-create pain or irritation. Muscle weakness and limited ROM are other common signs of mechanical back pain, along with local as well as referred pain that affect patients functional activities. Recently, there has been a focus on non-pharmacotherapy for low back pain. One of them is electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF) which uses electromagnetic field pulses to stimulate tissue healing without causing heat damage to the tissue. The FDA has given electromagnetic field therapy devices approval for treating post-operative pain, swelling, and osteoarthritis. Furthermore, PEMF devices are frequently used to treat bone fractures, inflammation, arthritis, pain, swelling, and chronic wounds. Thus, the purpose of this study is to ascertain how electromagnetic field therapy affects the degree of pain and functional impairment in mechanical back pain patients suffering from myofascial trigger points.

Conditions

• Mechanical Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
RADIATION	Pulsed electromagnetic field	The experimental group will be treated with an ASA magnetic field device (Automatic PMT Quattro Pro) at a frequency of 50 Hz in addition to the traditional physical therapy program. Each session will consist of 20 minutes of the patient lying prone and exposed to low-intensity 20-gauss PEMF.
OTHER	traditional physical therapy program	A traditional physical therapy program will include Infrared radiation for 20 minutes per session for 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks Ultrasonic: 1 MHz; continuous mode of application: 1.5 w/cm2 for 5 minutes; 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks. stretching exercises for the hamstring, calf muscles, and back muscles. 3 sessions per week for 4 weeks Strengthening exercises for back and abdominal muscles.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-01
• Primary completion: 2024-02-29
• Completion: 2024-02-29
• First posted: 2023-11-18
• Last updated: 2024-03-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia