{"id":2961,"date":"2019-01-02T13:39:36","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T12:39:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/?p=2961"},"modified":"2022-01-17T16:48:03","modified_gmt":"2022-01-17T15:48:03","slug":"effects-of-wb-ems-on-non-specific-back-pain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/effects-of-wb-ems-on-non-specific-back-pain\/","title":{"rendered":"Effects of WB-EMS on non-specific back pain"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Low back pain (LBP) is one of the leading orthopaedic diseases worldwide and affects almost everyone at least once in a lifetime [2,3]. In approximately 80% of cases, the cause of low back pain is not known and is declared nonspecific [4]. Physical exercise can be a good alternative to treat such ailment. This study confirmed that whole-body electrostimulation (WB-EMS) can produce positive effects on back pain [5]. Therefore, the use of WB-EMS with low subjective intensity seems to be an optimal option for unmotivated people or unable to exercise conventionally.<\/p>\n

For this study, 30 patients with low back pain between 40-70 years were randomized in two groups: 15 patients with WB-EMS and 15 patients in an inactive control group. The WB-EMS group completed 12 weeks with a protocol of 1 session of 20 minutes per week performing gentle movements dedicated to low back pain.<\/p>\n

The WB-EMS protocol was a bipolar electric current with a frequency of 85Hz, with a pulse width of 350us, a duty cycle of 6 seconds of electrical impulse and 4 seconds of rest once a week for 20 minutes. Participants completed one to three series with six easy moves with a minimum range of motion. The intensity of the WB-EMS was regulated by the Borg scale. CR10 (strong: 5 and very strong: 7). On the other hand, the control group continued their daily habits.<\/p>\n

After 12 weeks of intervention, pain intensity decreased significantly in the WB-EMS group. However, this parameter remained unchanged in the CG. The strength of the trunk extenders and trunk flexors increased significantly in the WB-EMS group compared to the control group.<\/p>\n

In the following table we can see the results obtained in each group.<\/p>\n

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Also, it is an effective training method over time to reduce low back pain and increase strength in people with such pain.<\/p>\n

After this promising comparison with a non-active control group, the research should be extended to include comparisons with active groups.<\/p>\n

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  5. Kemmler W, Weissenfels A, Bebenek M, et al. Effects of whole-body electromyostimulation on low back pain in people with chronic unspecific dorsal pain: a meta-analysis of individual patient data from randomized controlled WB-EMS trials. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2017;2017:8480429.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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    Low back pain (LBP) is one of the leading orthopaedic diseases worldwide and affects almost everyone at least once in a lifetime [2,3]. In approximately 80% of cases, the cause of low back pain is not known and is declared nonspecific [4]. Physical exercise can be a good alternative to treat such ailment. This study […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":10279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,130],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2961","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ems-theory","category-pathologies"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2961","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2961"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10415,"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2961\/revisions\/10415"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/academy.wiemspro.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}