The effect of Capacitive and Resistive electric transfer on non-specific chronic low back pain

ABSTRACT

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of Capacitive and Resistive electric transfer (CRet)-combined exercise therapy for participants with non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP). Twenty-six received only the exercise program (E group, n = 15), or received both CRet and the same exercise program (E+CRet group, n = 11). Pain intensity, functional disability and trunk function were measured pre-, and post-intervention and there was also a 1-month follow-up period. Data analysis was performed for each index using the Mann–Whitney U test for comparisons between two groups at each time point, and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test for comparison between each time point within the group. The results of this study indicate that pain intensity was improved in both groups at post-intervention, also, the effect continued during follow-up period. In addition, functional disability was significantly improved in the E+CRet group at the post-intervention and during the follow-up period. The intervention effect on NSCLBP was higher in the E+CRet group than the E group. CRet, which is a form of deep thermotherapy, combined with exercise have a possibility of more effectiveness than exercise alone.

KEYWORDS:

• Capacitive and Resistive electric transfer
• non-specific chronic low back pain
• exercise
• pain intensity
• functional disability

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the students of the Human Health Sciences at Kyoto University for their help with the data collection.

Declaration of interest

This study was not funded by the funder listed in Open Funder Registry. We conducted this study together with INDIBA-JAPAN Co., Ltd. However, the industry funder had no role in the study design, data collection and data analysis or in the preparation of this manuscript.

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Funding

INDIBA-JAPAN Co., Ltd.