Back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group (extracorporeal shortwave diathermy + conventional rehabilitation):Extracorporeal shortwave diathermy
Control group (sham irradiation conventional rehabilitation)
:Rehabilitation exercise
Sponsors
Wuhan Orthopaedics Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine The Affiliated Hospital of Wuhan Sports University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 18 and 65 years, male or female; 2. Meet the diagnostic criteria for chronic low back pain, with a disease duration of more than 3 months. 3. Average pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score >= 4 points within the past week; 4.Voluntarily participate in this study and sign the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Presence of definite specific spinal pathological changes (e.g., spinal tumor, tuberculosis, fracture, ankylosing spondylitis, etc.); 2. Accompanied by severe lumbar disc herniation with obvious nerve root compression symptoms or clear surgical indications; 3. Implanted cardiac pacemaker, neurostimulator, or presence of metal implants in the treatment area; 4. Pregnant or lactating women; 5.Concurrent severe primary diseases of the cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, hepatic, renal, or hematopoietic systems, or cognitive and mental disorders that preclude cooperation with scale assessments; 6. Presence of an intrauterine device (IUD); 7. Patients with tuberculosis, active acute inflammation (e.g., acute suppurative inflammation), bleeding disorders, or bleeding tendencies; 8.Female menstrual period; 9.Thermoregulatory disorders or sensory disorders; 10. Postoperative wound not healed; 11.Patients with severe cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases; 12.Patients with calculi (stones).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Record of rescue oral analgesic use during the trial;SF-36 Quality of Life Scale Score;Single-leg stance time (or Single-leg standing time);apanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) Score;Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score;finger to floor distance,FFD;Assessment of cross-sectional area and thickness change rate of the multifidus muscle using a musculoskeletal ultrasound device; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactChen Wang
Wuhan Orthopaedics Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine The Affiliated Hospital of Wuhan Sports University
Outcome results
None listed