Clinical Impact of Thermotherapy and Spinal Twisting Massage on Chronic Non-Specific Spinal Pain
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Device
2.3. Procedures
2.3.1. Monitoring the Changes in VAS
2.3.2. Monitoring the Changes in PPT
2.3.3. Monitoring the Changes in K-WOMAC Scores
2.3.4. Monitoring the Changes in Spinal Tilt Angle and Cobb Angle
2.4. Statistics
3. Results
3.1. Results at Each Time Point for the Overall Evaluation Variables
3.2. Results of Temporal Changes
3.3. Results of VAS Using LMM
3.4. Results of K-WOMAC Using LMM
3.5. Results of PPT Using LMM
3.6. Anatomical Changes
3.7. Analysis Results for Safety Evaluation
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Category | Total |
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Age | |
Mean (SD) | 64.97 (8.7) |
Min–Max | 40–78 |
Median (IQR) | 67 (9) |
Gender | |
Male | 7 (19.44) |
Female | 29 (80.56) |
Inclusion Criteria | Exclusion Criteria |
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Category | Total | Cont. | Exp. | p-Value |
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Age | 0.6221 | |||
Mean (SD) | 64.97 (8.7) | 65.72 (7.82) | 64.22 (9.67) | |
Min–Max | 40–78 | 45–78 | 40–78 | |
Median (IQR) | 67 (9) | 67 (8) | 67.5 (9) | |
Gender | 0.6737 | |||
Male | 7 (19.44) | 4 (22.22) | 3 (16.67) | |
Female | 29 (80.56) | 14 (77.78) | 15 (83.33) |
Category | Cont. | Exp. | p-Value |
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At baseline (week 0) | |||
PPT mean (SD) (kg) | 6.4 (2.57) | 6.19 (2.25) | 0.7921 |
K-WOMAC mean (SD) (score) | 50.22 (11.89) | 55.06 (10.71) | 0.2089 |
VAS mean (SD) (mm) | 60.06 (8.88) | 64.44 (12.95) | 0.2439 |
After treatment (week 4) | |||
PPT mean (SD) (kg) | 6.99 (2.43) | 8.02 (2.22) | 0.1940 |
K-WOMAC mean (SD) (score) | 41.67 (17.33) | 32.61 (12.73) | 0.0829 |
VAS mean (SD) (mm) | 47.56 (15.27) | 35.22 (10.52) | 0.0079 * |
Follow-Up (week 6) | |||
PPT mean (SD) (kg) | 7.86 (2.48) | 8.06 (2.1) | 0.7954 |
K-WOMAC mean (SD) (score) | 35.72 (18.12) | 27.5 (13.24) | 0.1293 |
VAS mean (SD) (mm) | 46.94 (17.88) | 31.56 (11.89) | 0.0045 * |
Week 4 to Baseline | Week 6 to Week 4 | Week 6 to Baseline | |||||||
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Cont. | Exp. | p-Value | Cont. | Exp. | p-Value | Cont. | Exp. | p-Value | |
PPT (kg) | 0.59 (2.07) | 1.84 (2.56) | 0.118 | 0.86 (1.58) | 0.04 (1) | 0.069 | 1.46 (2.13) | 1.87 (2.23) | 0.572 |
K-WOMAC (score) | −8.56 (14.77) | −22.44 (9.21) | 0.001 * | −5.94 (14.11) | −5.11 (8.36) | 0.830 | −14.5 (11.33) | −27.56 (10.25) | 0.001 ** |
VAS (mm) | −12.5 (16.82) | −29.22 (13.02) | 0.002 * | −0.61 (11.39) | −3.67 (5.43) | 0.314 | −13.11 (16.43) | −32.89 (14.01) | 0.001 ** |
VAS (mm) | Estimated Mean | T Value | p-Value |
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Cont. | 51.52 (2.53) | 20.35 | <0.0001 ** |
Exp. | 43.74 (2.53) | 17.28 | <0.0001 ** |
Cont. vs. Exp. | 7.78 (3.58) | 2.17 | 0.0369 * |
K-WOMAC (Score) | Estimated Mean | T Value | p-Value |
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Cont. | 42.97 (2.99) | 14.38 | <0.0001 ** |
Exp. | 41.28 (2.99) | 13.81 | <0.0001 ** |
Cont. vs. Exp. | 1.69 (4.23) | 0.4 | 0.691 |
PPT (kg) | Estimated Mean (SE) | T Value | p-Value |
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Cont. | 7.08 (0.48) | 14.7 | <0.0001 ** |
Exp. | 7.42 (0.48) | 15.4 | <0.0001 ** |
Cont. vs. Exp. | −0.34 (0.68) | −0.5 | 0.6233 |
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Cho, S.H.; Jeong, U.M.; Kim, S.H. Clinical Impact of Thermotherapy and Spinal Twisting Massage on Chronic Non-Specific Spinal Pain. Medicina 2024, 60, 976. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60060976
Cho SH, Jeong UM, Kim SH. Clinical Impact of Thermotherapy and Spinal Twisting Massage on Chronic Non-Specific Spinal Pain. Medicina. 2024; 60(6):976. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60060976
Chicago/Turabian StyleCho, Syung Hyun, Un Mo Jeong, and Sung Hoon Kim. 2024. "Clinical Impact of Thermotherapy and Spinal Twisting Massage on Chronic Non-Specific Spinal Pain" Medicina 60, no. 6: 976. https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina60060976