New Therapy for Refractory Chronic Mechanical Low Back Pain —Restorative Neurostimulation to Activate the Lumbar Multifidus: One Year Results of a Prospective Multicenter Clinical Trial

ConclusionsElectrical stimulation to elicit episodic lumbar multifidus contraction is a new treatment option for CMLBP. Results demonstrate clinically important, statistically significant, and lasting improvement in pain, disability, and QoL.

Source: Neuromodulation - December 1, 2017 Category: Neurology Authors: Kristiaan Deckers, Kris De Smedt, Bruce Mitchell, David Vivian, Marc Russo, Peter Georgius, Matthew Green, John Vieceli, Sam Eldabe, Ashish Gulve, Jean ‐Pierre van Buyten, Iris Smet, Vivek Mehta, Shankar Ramaswamy, Ganesan Baranidharan, Richard Sullivan Tags: Review Article Source Type: research