Similar Pain Intensity Reductions and Trunk Strength Improvements Following Whole-Body Electromyostimulation vs. Whole-Body Vibration vs. Conventional Back-Strengthening Training in Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain Patients: A Three-Armed Randomized Controlled Trial
Florian Micke, Anja Weissenfels, Nicolas Wirtz a kol. · Anglický
This three-armed randomised controlled trial compared EMS, whole-body vibration and conventional back-strengthening training in patients with chronic non-specific back pain. The research showed that all three approaches led to a reduction in pain intensity and an increase in trunk strength. Notably, EMS achieved comparable results with a considerably lower time burden on participants. The authors therefore regard EMS as a time-efficient alternative to conventional training for people with chronic back pain.
- Three-armed RCT. - Comparison of WB-EMS, vibration and conventional training. - Significant reduction in back pain. - Increase in trunk strength. - Comparable results with a lower time cost of EMS.
The study shows that WB-EMS can be as effective as a conventional back-focused programme while requiring considerably less time.