Figures & data
Figure 1 A novel automated robotic system, the Soleve™ (Nervomatrix Ltd, Netanya, Israel).
Notes: A moving row of 26 miniature pulsing probes gently touch but don’t penetrate the skin’s surface for the purposes of impedance mapping, which is then followed by the application of concentrated stimulating pulses.
Figure 2 The new modality maps the lower back by measuring the electrical resistance of the skin at 1000 points in less than a couple of minutes.Courtesy Ori Kanner, Nervomatrix Ltd.
Figure 3 Computer imaging is used to analyze the data, to identify the lowest points of electrical resistance and to select the areas for therapeutic stimulation.Courtesy, Ori Kanner, Nervomatrix Ltd.
Figure 4 Pain VAS scores.
Notes: The mean ± SD baseline VAS score for the 19 participants was 61 ± 14 mm. During treatment, the VAS scores decreased significantly compared with baseline scores, by 39 ± 17 mm (P < 0.001). Notably, the VAS scores of all the patients except for one decreased by more than 20 mm after the second treatment, thus showing marked improvement in 95% of enrolled patients. Courtesy from Gorenberg M, Schiff E, Schwartz K, Eizenberg E. A novel image-guided, automatic, high-intensity neurostimulation device for the treatment of nonspecific low back pain. Pain Res Treat. 2011;2011:152307.Citation44
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; VAS, visual analog scale.
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; VAS, visual analog scale.
