Sillevis Rob, Cuenca-Zaldívar Juan Nicolás, Fernández-Carnero Samuel, García-Haba Beatriz, Sánchez Romero Eleuterio A, Selva-Sarzo Francisco
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL 33965, USA.
Universidad de Alcalá, Facultad de Enfermería y Fisioterapia, Departamento de Fisioterapia, Grupo de Investigación en Fisioterapia y Dolor, 28801 Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
Biomedicines. 2023 May 26;11(6):1551. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines11061551.
Chronic pain is a societal concern influencing the autonomic nervous system. This system can be captured with automated pupillometry. The direct connection between the epidermal cells and the brain is presented as part of the central nervous system, reflecting the modulation of the autonomic system. This study's aim was to investigate if tape containing magnetic particles (TCMP) has an immediate effect on the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and influences chronic low back pain. Twenty-three subjects completed this study. Subjects were randomized to either receive the control tape (CT) or TCMP first. Each subject underwent a pain provocative pressure test on the spinous process, followed by the skin pinch test and automated pupillometry. Next, the TCMP/control tape was applied. After tape removal, a second provocative spinous process pressure test and skin pinch test were performed. Subjects returned for a second testing day to receive the other tape application. The results demonstrate that TCMP had an immediate significant effect on the autonomic nervous system and resulted in decreased chronic lower back pain. We postulate that this modulation by TCMP s has an immediate effect on the autonomic system and reducing perceived pain, opening a large field of future research.
慢性疼痛是一个影响自主神经系统的社会问题。该系统可用自动瞳孔测量法进行监测。表皮细胞与大脑之间的直接联系是中枢神经系统的一部分,反映了自主系统的调节作用。本研究的目的是调查含磁颗粒胶带(TCMP)是否对自主神经系统(ANS)有即时影响以及是否会影响慢性下腰痛。23名受试者完成了本研究。受试者被随机分为先接受对照胶带(CT)或TCMP两组。每位受试者先在棘突上进行疼痛激发压力测试,随后进行皮肤捏压测试和自动瞳孔测量。接下来,应用TCMP/对照胶带。去除胶带后,再次进行棘突激发压力测试和皮肤捏压测试。受试者返回进行第二个测试日,接受另一种胶带应用。结果表明,TCMP对自主神经系统有即时显著影响,并导致慢性下腰痛减轻。我们推测,TCMP的这种调节作用对自主系统有即时影响并减轻了感知疼痛,这为未来的研究开辟了广阔领域。