Effectiveness of interferential current in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There is no systematic review assessing the effectiveness of interferential current (IC) in patients with low back pain.

Objective

To investigate the effectiveness of IC in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain.

Methods

The databases PUBMED, EMBASE, PEDro, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, and SCIELO were searched. Randomized controlled trials reporting pain intensity and disability in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain, in which IC was applied were included. Methodological quality was assessed using the PEDro scale. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) was used to evaluate the quality of evidence.

Results

Thirteen RCTs were considered eligible for this systematic review (pooled n = 1367). Mai

SUBMITTER: Rampazo EP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10562668 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature