A Preliminary Study to Determine if a Muscle Pain Protocol Can Produce Long‐Term Relief in Chronic Back Pain Patients

Objective To assess the effectiveness of a muscle protocol to treat patients diagnosed with neuraxial low back pain (LBP) before and after invasive treatments. Design Patients with chronic (>6 months) LBP—postinvasive treatment and pre‐spine surgery—were assessed and treated. An electrical device...

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Veröffentlicht in:Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.) Mass.), 2013-08, Vol.14 (8), p.1212-1221
Hauptverfasser: Marcus, Norman J., Shrikhande, Allyson Augusta, McCarberg, Bill, Gracely, Edward
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Zusammenfassung:Objective To assess the effectiveness of a muscle protocol to treat patients diagnosed with neuraxial low back pain (LBP) before and after invasive treatments. Design Patients with chronic (>6 months) LBP—postinvasive treatment and pre‐spine surgery—were assessed and treated. An electrical device rather than palpation was used to determine muscle(s) as possible sources of pain. Patients testing positive for muscle pain were treated with a comprehensive protocol and were followed for >3 months to determine the effect of treatment on pain severity and interference in function. Results Study 1: In 56 (postinvasive treatment) patients who had failed back surgery, epidural steroid injections, facet blocks, and/or trigger point injections, mean Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) pain severity dropped from 5.54 at baseline to 3.96 (P 
ISSN:1526-2375
1526-4637
DOI:10.1111/pme.12144