Fortina Mattia, Vittoria Aurelio, Giannotti Stefano, Biandolino Pasquale, Cevenini Gabriele, Carta Serafino
Orthopedics Department, University Hospital of Siena, Siena, Italy.
University of Siena, Siena, Italy.
AIMS Public Health. 2022 Feb 10;9(2):307-315. doi: 10.3934/publichealth.2022021. eCollection 2022.
Neck and back pain afflicts millions of people. Magnetotherapy has shown to have anti-inflammatory effects that could act on pain generation, but the literature lacks provide a precise therapeutic protocol.
A high-intensity electromagnetic field with a dedicated applicator was administered to 38 patients with low-back pain and 30 patients with neck pain. The device provides 60 mT and a frequency of 50 Hz for 30 minutes, the session was repeated 4 times.
The mean VAS of the low-back pain group decreased from 6.56 to 4.54, with a significant reduction of 30.8%. The mean VAS of the neck pain group decreased from 6.51 to 1.96, with a significant reduction of 69.9%.
The treatment used showed good results in both groups of the patient, without side effects. The therapeutic protocol adopted is safe, provide rapid relief from the pain and is not time demanding. This treatment could represent an effective non-pharmacologic physical therapy option in the treatment of low-back pain and cervical pain.
颈痛和背痛困扰着数百万人。磁疗法已显示出具有抗炎作用，可能对疼痛产生有作用，但文献中缺乏精确的治疗方案。
使用专用的施疗器对38例腰痛患者和30例颈痛患者施加高强度电磁场。该设备提供60 mT的磁场强度和50 Hz的频率，每次治疗30分钟，治疗过程重复4次。
腰痛组的平均视觉模拟评分（VAS）从6.56降至4.54，显著降低了30.8%。颈痛组的平均VAS从6.51降至1.96，显著降低了69.9%。
所采用的治疗方法在两组患者中均显示出良好的效果，且无副作用。所采用的治疗方案安全，能迅速缓解疼痛，且不耗时。这种治疗方法可能是治疗腰痛和颈痛的一种有效的非药物物理治疗选择。
