PEMF For Low Back Pain
PEMF For Low Back Pain
PEMF For Low Back Pain
Low Back Pain Clinic in Herndon, VA: Low back pain (LBP) can ruin your quality of life. If you suffer from LBP you know this to be true. The simple act of getting up out of a chair or bending down to pick something up becomes an ordeal. Many activities and sports are out of the question, even going for a walk can be painful. Surgery does not have the best success rate and nobody wants to live on painkillers.
PEMF is very beneficial for the treatment of low back pain. PEMF reduces pain and inflammation while improving blood oxygenation… end result you feel better and can return to doing the things you love. I invite you to try PEMF to see if you can be helped. Our Special Introduction : A consultation and initial one hour PEMF session for $40. Based on your case and how your respond to the therapy we will suggest the package or options that are best suited for your health care goals.
Research Studies from NIH Pub Med
1. Int J Rheum Dis. 2012 Oct;15(5):e101-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1756-185X.2012.01745.x.
Evaluation of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy in the management of patients with discogenic lumbar radiculopathy.
Omar AS1, Awadalla MA, El-Latif MA.
Abstract
AIM: This randomized clinical trial was designed to evaluate the effect of pulsed electromagnetic field therapy (PEMF) in the management of patients with discogenic lumbar radiculopathy.
CONCLUSION
PEMF therapy is an effective method for the conservative treatment of lumbar radiculopathy caused by lumbar disc prolapse. In addition to improvement of clinically observed radicular symptoms, PEMF also seems effective in reducing nerve root compression as evidenced by improvement of SSEP parameters after treatment.
2. West Indian Med J. 2013 Mar;62(3):205-9.
Evaluation of the efficacy of pulsed electromagnetic therapy in the treatment of back pain: a randomized controlled trial in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria.
Oke KI1, Umebese PF2.
Abstract
Musculoskeletal system disorders (MSDs) are amongst the most commonly encountered problems in orthopaedics and physiotherapy practice all over the world and back pain is amongst the most prevalent of musculoskeletal presentations encountered in clinical practice.
Conclusion
There was a statistically significant faster pain relief and resumption of active functions in patients treated with PEMF plus analgesic compared with the rates exhibited by patients treated with standard analgesics alone. These results suggest that PEMF therapy is beneficial in reducing pain and disability in patients with back pain and should be made part of holistic cape for back pain.
