Frequency Specific Microcurrents (FSM) on Pain and Disability for Neck & Low Back Pain

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A retrospective case-control study published in the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies in 2020, this paper describes the effectiveness of FSM on pain and disability when combined with physical rehab for neck and low back pain.

FREQUENCY SPECIFIC MICROCURRENT FOR BACK & LOW BACK PAIN RESEARCH PAPER ABSTRACT

Objectives:

To evaluate the efficacy of adjuvant frequency-specific microcurrent (FSM) application on pain and disability in patients treated with physical rehabilitation for mechanical low back pain and neck pain.

Methods:

In this retrospective case-control study, pre- and post-treatment numerical pain rating scale (NPRS) score, Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score, neck disability index (NDI) score, disability categories, and treatment outcome categories were compared between 213 patients in the FSM group (167 patients with low back pain, 46 patients with neck pain) and 78 patients in the control group (61 patients with low back pain, 17 patients with neck pain).

Results:

In low back pain patients, mean post-treatment NPRS score was significantly lower (p ¼ 0.02) and a significantly higher percentage of patients were in the 3 NPRS score (p ¼ 0.02), in the minimal disability (p ¼ 0.01), and the full success (p ¼ 0.006) categories post-treatment in the FSM group when compared to the control group. In neck pain patients, there was no significant difference in the post-treatment pain intensity, disability or treatment outcome when the 2 groups were compared.

Conclusions:

The use of adjuvant FSM application in patients treated with physical rehabilitation for low back pain significantly improved pain and disability when compared to patients in the control group. Frequency specific microcurrent could be a useful adjuvant in the rehabilitation treatment of patients with low back pain.

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REFERENCES

Shetty GM, Rawat P, Sharma A. Effect of adjuvant frequency-specific microcurrents on pain and disability in patients treated with physical rehabilitation for neck and low back pain. Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies. 2020: 24(4); 168-175.

Shetty et al 2020 FSM Low Back Neck Pain.pdf

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