Electrostimulation full body as a remedy for chronic back pain

NEWS / 03/03/2024

Data coming from recent studies suggest that total body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) is a personalized and effective intervention, also in terms of time, for chronic back pain in the lumbar area. The objective of this non-randomized controlled study was to compare the effectiveness of WB-EMS training and the association between specific WB-EMS training with Well Back System [WBS] passive stretching on pain. Forty patients with chronic pain, aged 43 to 81 years, were assigned to one of two groups: WB-EMS (n=20) and WB-EMS+WBS (n=20). Both groups completed 12 sessions (8 weeks) of the WB-EMS protocol (2×20 minutes per week). The second group performed core-specific exercises with WB-EMS plus 6 extra stretching sessions (30 minutes each).

The main endpoints of the study were based on changes in the pain visual analog scale VAS and changes in the Oswestry Back Disability Questionnaire (ODI). The secondary endpoints of the study were percentage changes in Sit & Reach [SR] maximal trunk flexion and changes in painkiller consumption. Both interventions significantly improved the values of the VAS, the Back Disability Questionnaire and the Sit & Reach. The change in these parameters was significantly better in the WB-EMS with passive stretching group than in the WB-EMS group. The WB-EMS working method with passive stretching can be a joint-friendly and personalized form of reducing chronic low back pain. Acute Effects of Whole-Body Electrostimulation Combined with Stretching on Lower Back Pain Adriano Silvestri, Bruno Ruscello, Cristina Rosazza, Gianluca Briotti, Paolo Roberto Gabrielli, Cosimo Tudisco, Stefano D’Ottavio Int J Sports Med. 2023 Oct; 44(11):820-829. 40(13):831-841.

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