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
Daniel Wolfe, Geoffrey Dover, Mathieu Boily, Maryse Fortin, Kay Geert A Hermann · 2024
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Daniel Wolfe and co-authors published this treatment study in 2024. People with chronic low back pain show altered stiffness in the multifidus, a deep muscle steadying the spine. Electrical stimulation of that muscle might change its stiffness, but nobody had checked. Thirty patients were randomized between two stimulation programs delivered by a commercial device. Muscle stiffness at two spine levels was measured with ultrasound elastography before and after one twenty-minute session.
The combined program changed stiffness in several places: resting stiffness rose at some levels, while standing stiffness fell at others. The simpler phasic program produced no such changes. Pain, however, dropped significantly in both groups after the single session. The authors read this as early evidence that stimulation mode matters for muscle mechanics. A single dose already moves both stiffness and pain, which justifies longer trials on whether repeated treatment can durably help chronic back pain patients.
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| CREATOR | Daniel Wolfe, Geoffrey Dover, Mathieu Boily, Maryse Fortin, Kay Geert A Hermann |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2024 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 35 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |