Low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
rPMS:rPMS+core muscle training
sham-rPMS:sham-rPMS+core muscle training
Sponsors
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Pain in the area below the T12 margin, above the transverse stria of the buttocks, and between the axillary midlines on both sides, with a duration of not less than 3 months, without numbness and radiative pain of the lower limbs; 2) Between 18-55 years of age; 3) No pacemaker or implanted stent in the body; 4) Signing informed consent for study participation.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Specific low back pain or other chronic pathological pain caused by cancer/tumor, tuberculosis, fracture, infection, and inflammatory diseases; 2) Associated with sciatica or root pain syndrome (eg, positive sign in the Lasègue test, abnormal knee-jerk reflex, and Achilles tendon reflex, sensory disturbance, muscle strength decline); 3) Definite orthopedic disease (eg, spinal trauma, severe osteoporosis, related surgical history); 4) Complicated with serious circulatory, respiratory, neurological or cardiac diseases; 5) Previous history of epilepsy, craniocerebral injury, cerebrovascular disease, and craniocerebral surgery; 6) Pregnant and lactating women; 7) Obesity with Body Mass Index (BMI) > 30; 8) Under other analgesic medication or treatment, or training targeted the core muscle in the last 3 months; 9) Having undergone any medications that affect the postural control ability, muscle strength and cortical excitability in the last 2 weeks.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual analog scale, VAS;Oswestry disability index, ODI;The short form-36 health survey, SF-36; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Muscle thickness and cross-sectional area of transverse abdominal muscle and multifidus muscle;Dynamic and static balancing ability (displacement area of pressure center and swing speed);Core muscle group muscle activation mode (muscle activation onset time);Changes in cortical activation (average ? HbO2 and ? HHb concentration, brain area activation localization, functional connectivity); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWang Chuhuai
The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University
Outcome results
None listed