Treatment and Companion Diagnostics of Lower Back Pain Using SCENAR and Passive Medical Radiometry (MWR)
Summary
Evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment of nonspecific pain in the lower back (LBP) is currently largely based on the patient's subjective feelings. The purpose of this study was to use passive medical radiometry (MWR) as a tool for assessing the effectiveness of various treatment methods in patients with acute and subacute nonspecific LBP. Patients with pain assessment on a visual analogue scale (VAS) from 6 to 10 points were divided into 2 groups: Group I included patients with pharmacological, syndrome-oriented treatment (n = 30, age 54.9 ± 2.3 years); Group II is a combination pharmacotherapy with self-controlled energy-neuro-adaptive regulation (SCENAR) (n = 25, age 52.8 ± 2.5 years). The investigators will compare that the addition of SCENAR therapy (Group II) will be able to potentiate the analgesic effect of the treatment using VAS. the investigators will confirm that the thermal asymmetry visualization allows to identify the area of pathological muscle spasm and/or inflammation in the projection of the vertebral-motor segment.
Timeline
- Start
- 2020-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2021-05-01
- Completion
- 2021-08-04
Publications
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Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Background | Chondroitin sulfate | Unknown | — | — |
| Background | Glucosamine | Small molecule | — | — |
| Background | Ketoprofen | Small molecule | — | — |
| Background | Tolperisone | Small molecule | — | — |
Indications
No indication recorded.