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Treatment of chronic back pain using indirect vibroacoustic therapy: A pilot study

BACKGROUND: Low frequency sound wave stimulation therapy has become increasingly popular in the rehabilitation fields,due to its ease, less fatiguing and time efficient application.OBJECTIVE: This 12-week pilot study examines the efficacy of applying low frequency sound wave stimulation (between16-1...

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Main Authors: Lim, Einly, Lim, Renly, Suhaimi, Anwar, Chan, Bee Ting, Wahab, Ahmad Khairi Abdul
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https://doi.org/10.3233/BMR-171042
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spelling my.um.eprints.214582019-06-11T04:12:21Z http://eprints.um.edu.my/21458/ Treatment of chronic back pain using indirect vibroacoustic therapy: A pilot study Lim, Einly Lim, Renly Suhaimi, Anwar Chan, Bee Ting Wahab, Ahmad Khairi Abdul R Medicine BACKGROUND: Low frequency sound wave stimulation therapy has become increasingly popular in the rehabilitation fields,due to its ease, less fatiguing and time efficient application.OBJECTIVE: This 12-week pilot study examines the efficacy of applying low frequency sound wave stimulation (between16-160 Hz) through both hands and feet on relieving pain and improving functional ability in patients with chronic back pain.METHODS: Twenty-three participants with chronic shoulder (eleven participants) or low back pain (twelve participants) underwent a 12-week vibration therapy program of three sessions per week. A low frequency sound wave device comprising fourpiezoelectric vibration-type tactile tranducers enclosed in separate 5-cm diameter circular plates, which generate sinusoidal vibratory stimuli at a frequency of 16-160 Hz, was used in this study. Primary outcome measure was pain sensation measuredusing the Visual Analogue Scale (P-VAS). The secondary outcome measures were pain-related disability measured using thepain disability index (PDI) and quality of life measured using the SF-12.RESULTS: At week 12, significant reductions in pain sensation and pain-related disability were observed, with mean reductionsof 3.5 points in P-VAS and 13.5 points in the PDI scores. Sixty-five percent of the participants had a reduction of at least 3 pointson the P-VAS score, while 52% participants showed a decrease of at least 10 points in the PDI score. Significant improvementwas observed in the SF-12 physical composite score but not the mental composite score.CONCLUSIONS: The preliminary findings showed that passive application of low frequency sound wave stimulation therapythrough both hands and feet was effective in alleviating pain and improving functional ability in patients with chronic back pain. IOS Press 2018 Article PeerReviewed Lim, Einly and Lim, Renly and Suhaimi, Anwar and Chan, Bee Ting and Wahab, Ahmad Khairi Abdul (2018) Treatment of chronic back pain using indirect vibroacoustic therapy: A pilot study. Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 31 (6). pp. 1041-1047. ISSN 1053-8127 https://doi.org/10.3233/BMR-171042 doi:10.3233/BMR-171042
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Lim, Einly
Lim, Renly
Suhaimi, Anwar
Chan, Bee Ting
Wahab, Ahmad Khairi Abdul
Treatment of chronic back pain using indirect vibroacoustic therapy: A pilot study
description BACKGROUND: Low frequency sound wave stimulation therapy has become increasingly popular in the rehabilitation fields,due to its ease, less fatiguing and time efficient application.OBJECTIVE: This 12-week pilot study examines the efficacy of applying low frequency sound wave stimulation (between16-160 Hz) through both hands and feet on relieving pain and improving functional ability in patients with chronic back pain.METHODS: Twenty-three participants with chronic shoulder (eleven participants) or low back pain (twelve participants) underwent a 12-week vibration therapy program of three sessions per week. A low frequency sound wave device comprising fourpiezoelectric vibration-type tactile tranducers enclosed in separate 5-cm diameter circular plates, which generate sinusoidal vibratory stimuli at a frequency of 16-160 Hz, was used in this study. Primary outcome measure was pain sensation measuredusing the Visual Analogue Scale (P-VAS). The secondary outcome measures were pain-related disability measured using thepain disability index (PDI) and quality of life measured using the SF-12.RESULTS: At week 12, significant reductions in pain sensation and pain-related disability were observed, with mean reductionsof 3.5 points in P-VAS and 13.5 points in the PDI scores. Sixty-five percent of the participants had a reduction of at least 3 pointson the P-VAS score, while 52% participants showed a decrease of at least 10 points in the PDI score. Significant improvementwas observed in the SF-12 physical composite score but not the mental composite score.CONCLUSIONS: The preliminary findings showed that passive application of low frequency sound wave stimulation therapythrough both hands and feet was effective in alleviating pain and improving functional ability in patients with chronic back pain.
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author Lim, Einly
Lim, Renly
Suhaimi, Anwar
Chan, Bee Ting
Wahab, Ahmad Khairi Abdul
author_facet Lim, Einly
Lim, Renly
Suhaimi, Anwar
Chan, Bee Ting
Wahab, Ahmad Khairi Abdul
author_sort Lim, Einly
title Treatment of chronic back pain using indirect vibroacoustic therapy: A pilot study
title_short Treatment of chronic back pain using indirect vibroacoustic therapy: A pilot study
title_full Treatment of chronic back pain using indirect vibroacoustic therapy: A pilot study
title_fullStr Treatment of chronic back pain using indirect vibroacoustic therapy: A pilot study
title_full_unstemmed Treatment of chronic back pain using indirect vibroacoustic therapy: A pilot study
title_sort treatment of chronic back pain using indirect vibroacoustic therapy: a pilot study
publisher IOS Press
publishDate 2018
url http://eprints.um.edu.my/21458/
https://doi.org/10.3233/BMR-171042
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