Biofeedback EMG alternative therapy for chronic low back pain (the BEAT-pain study).

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and potential effectiveness of an 8-week virtual EMG biofeedback intervention for patients with CLBP.

Methods

Patients with CLBP completed validated baseline and post-intervention assessments of pain intensity and interference (Brief Pain Inventory), back pain-related disability (Oswestry Disability Index), anxiety and depression (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale). Participants underwent a series of Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) procedures assessing responses to mechanical stimuli during two separate visits (baseline and post-intervention). In addition, we assessed, using surface EMG, the muscle tension in the trapezius, latissimus, and low back muscles at each session. Patients were randomized into the

SUBMITTER: Lazaridou A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9909059 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature