Open AccessThe experience with repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation in subjects with lumbosacral radiculopathy
Author(s) -
В. Н. Блохина,
Miroslav Kopachka,
Е.М. Трошина,
Daria Kanshina,
S. Nikolaev
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
nervno-myšečnye bolezni
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.139
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 2413-0443
pISSN - 2222-8721
DOI - 10.17650/2222-8721-2020-10-2-31-38
Subject(s) - medicine , stimulation , peripheral , lumbosacral joint , visual analogue scale , anesthesia , transcranial magnetic stimulation , physical therapy , surgery
Introduction . Lumbosacral radiculopathy is а leading cause of long-term disability. Taking into a consideration the duration of treatment radiculopathy, the risk of developing adverse reactions when taking analgesics, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, the physiotherapeutic method — repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation may become a promising method of therapy. Aim of the study . Assessment of the effectiveness of the complex treatment for patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy using the course of the repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation. Materials and methods . Forty patients with lumbosacral radiculopathy were enrolled in the open non-randomized study, were divided into 2 parallel groups. The patients of the 1st group received a course of traditional treatment and a course of the repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation. The patients of the 2nd group were treated with the traditional treatment without the course of the stimulation. A magnetic stimulator MagPro (Magventure, Denmark) was used for repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation. Results . A significant difference (p 0.05) in pain syndrome, functional status, anxiety level at the end of follow-up between the groups. Conclusion . We did not receive the benefits of the repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation course in comparison with a traditional treatment of a lumbosacral radiculopathy. Further placebo-controlled studies to study the effect of repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation on pain and anxiety in patients with back pain and radiculopathy are required.