Effects of Interferential Current Treatment on Pain, Disability, and Balance in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Study

kyoung-sim, Jung (정경심); In Tae Sung (인태성)

doi:10.13066/kspm.2020.15.3.21

Effects of Interferential Current Treatment on Pain, Disability, and Balance in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Study

Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Abbr : J Korean Soc Phys Med
2020, 15(3), pp.21-27
DOI : 10.13066/kspm.2020.15.3.21
Publisher : The Korean Society of Physical Medicine
Research Area : Medicine and Pharmacy > Physical Therapy > Other physical therapy
Received : June 14, 2020
Accepted : July 12, 2020
Published : August 31, 2020

kyoung-sim, Jung ¹, In Tae Sung ¹

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PURPOSE: This study investigated the efficacy of interferential current (IFC) treatment on the improvement of pain, disability, and balance in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain. METHODS: A double-blind randomized clinical trial was conducted with 40 patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain. The patients were randomly allocated into two groups: the IFC treatment group (n = 20) and the placebo treatment group (n = 20). The IFC group received 30 minutes of IFC treatment on the lumbar region, while the placebo group received IFC treatment without real electrical stimulation. The intervention was administered five days a week for two weeks. RESULTS: The primary outcomes of resting pain and pain during functional movement were measured by a visual analogue scale. The secondary measurements included the Oswestry disability index (ODI) for low back pain and postural sway. The measurements were performed before and after the two-week intervention period. Compared to the placebo treatment group, the IFC treatment group showed significantly greater improvement in pain during anterior trunk flexion in the standing position (p = .029), ODI (p = .039), and postural sway when subjects stood with their eyes closed (p = .010) at the end of the intervention. CONCLUSION: Our findings show that IFC treatment can improve pain, disability, and postural sway, thus, highlighting the benefits of somatosensory stimulation from IFC.

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Interferential current (IFC), Pain, Disability, postural sway

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This paper was written with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea.

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