eprintid: 521 rev_number: 8 eprint_status: archive userid: 2 dir: disk0/00/00/05/21 datestamp: 2022-03-08 23:55:08 lastmod: 2022-03-08 23:55:08 status_changed: 2022-03-08 23:55:08 type: article metadata_visibility: show creators_name: de Teresa, Carlos creators_name: Varela-López, Alfonso creators_name: Rios-Álvarez, Susana creators_name: Gálvez, Rafael creators_name: Maire, Coralie creators_name: Gracia Villar, Santos creators_name: Battino, Maurizio creators_name: Quiles, José L. creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: creators_id: santos.gracia@uneatlantico.es creators_id: maurizio.battino@uneatlantico.es creators_id: jose.quiles@uneatlantico.es title: Evaluation of the Analgesic Efficacy of a Bioelectronic Device in Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain with Neuropathic Component. A Randomized Trial ispublished: pub subjects: uneat_bm divisions: uninimx_produccion_cientifica full_text_status: public keywords: Bioelectronics; Electromagnetic signals; Chronic low back pain; Neuropathic pain; Quality of life; Functional capacity abstract: Low energy pulsed electromagnetic signals (PEMS) therapy, in the field of bioelectronics, has been suggested as a promising analgesic therapy with special interest in treating conditions with poor response to pharmacotherapy. This study evaluated the effectiveness of PEMS therapy on the treatment of chronic low back pain patients with a neuropathic component. A group of 64 individuals with such condition was allocated to a 2-week treatment period (10 twenty-minute sessions on consecutive days) with an active PEMS therapy device or an inactive device in random order. The pain was assessed on a visual analog scale, and the functional status was assessed using the SF-12 questionnaire. The visual analog scale scores were lower after treatment than at baseline but only in the group treated with the active device. According to the DN4 score, neuropathic pain decreased in both experimental groups with respect to baseline, but this was only significant for the group treated with the active device. Similarly, an improvement in the SF-12 and Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) sleep scale components was reported. The study demonstrated that low-energy PEMS therapy was efficient in reducing pain and improving function in chronic low back pain patients with a neuropathic component. date: 2021 publication: Journal of Clinical Medicine volume: 10 number: 8 pagerange: 1781 id_number: doi:10.3390/jcm10081781 refereed: TRUE issn: 2077-0383 official_url: http://doi.org/10.3390/jcm10081781 access: open language: en citation: Artículo Materias > Biomedicina Universidad Internacional Iberoamericana México > Investigación > Producción Científica Abierto Inglés Low energy pulsed electromagnetic signals (PEMS) therapy, in the field of bioelectronics, has been suggested as a promising analgesic therapy with special interest in treating conditions with poor response to pharmacotherapy. This study evaluated the effectiveness of PEMS therapy on the treatment of chronic low back pain patients with a neuropathic component. A group of 64 individuals with such condition was allocated to a 2-week treatment period (10 twenty-minute sessions on consecutive days) with an active PEMS therapy device or an inactive device in random order. The pain was assessed on a visual analog scale, and the functional status was assessed using the SF-12 questionnaire. The visual analog scale scores were lower after treatment than at baseline but only in the group treated with the active device. According to the DN4 score, neuropathic pain decreased in both experimental groups with respect to baseline, but this was only significant for the group treated with the active device. Similarly, an improvement in the SF-12 and Medical Outcomes Study (MOS) sleep scale components was reported. The study demonstrated that low-energy PEMS therapy was efficient in reducing pain and improving function in chronic low back pain patients with a neuropathic component. metadata de Teresa, Carlos; Varela-López, Alfonso; Rios-Álvarez, Susana; Gálvez, Rafael; Maire, Coralie; Gracia Villar, Santos; Battino, Maurizio y Quiles, José L. mail SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, SIN ESPECIFICAR, santos.gracia@uneatlantico.es, maurizio.battino@uneatlantico.es, jose.quiles@uneatlantico.es (2021) Evaluation of the Analgesic Efficacy of a Bioelectronic Device in Non-Specific Chronic Low Back Pain with Neuropathic Component. A Randomized Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 10 (8). p. 1781. ISSN 2077-0383 document_url: http://repositorio.unini.edu.mx/id/eprint/521/1/jcm-10-01781.pdf