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Continuous passive motion device offers effective relief of chronic low back pain

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November 2015

Continuous passive motion device offers effective relief of chronic low back pain

Vol: 4| Issue: 11| Number:1| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Novel continuous passive motion device for self-treatment of chronic lower back pain: a randomised controlled study

Physiotherapy. 2015 Mar;101(1):75-81.

Contributing Authors:
L Gavish Y Barzilay C Koren A Stern L Weinrauch DJ Friedman

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25 participants were included in this study investigating the efficacy of a continuous passive motion (CPM) device for the relief of mild to moderate, non-specific, chronic low back pain (LBP). Patients were divided into two groups to receive either immediate 3-week treatment, or a 3-week waiting period followed by treatment. A numerical rating scale (NRS) and Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) were ...

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