Back pain
Study
Back pain**, lumbar syndrome, Lumbago, back pain
Authors, title of the study and source:
Pages IH, Hermann H, Conradi E: magnetic field of chronic degenerative diseases of the musculoskeletal system. Z Physiother 1985;37:21-24
Number of patients: 40
Disease: Lumbago
Treatment:
Sinus, max. 240 G, 50/60 Hz., daily 20 min. 5 days
Improvement:
Pain intensity was measured. In the MFT group
Free of pain 35%, better 50%, unchanged 15%, worse 0 %
In the blind treated Placebo group:
Free of pain 25%, better 10%, unchanged 60%, worse 5%
Remarks:
In the MFT group thru 85 % successful vs. 35 % in the Placebo group.
** The treatment with pulsating magnetic field seems to be superior because of double blind controlled randomized studies of the Placebo-treatment.
* The treatment with pulsating magnetic field seems to be superior because of the controlled studies of the control-treatment.
