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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-12-19
pubmed:abstractText
The analgesic-therapeutic efficacy and tolerability of a low-frequency electromagnetic field (ELF), modulated at a frequency of 100 Hz with a sinusoidal waveform and mean induction of a few gauss, has been demonstrated by the authors in numerous previous studies of various hyperalgic pathologies, particularly of the locomotor apparatus. In the present study, the authors tested a new type of all-inclusive field, denoted TAMMEF, whose parameters (frequency, intensity, waveform) are modified in time, randomly varying within the respective ranges, so that all the possible codes can occur during a single application. For the comparison, 150 subjects (118 women and 32 men, between 37 and 66 years of age) were enrolled. They were affected by cervical spondylosis (101 cases) or shoulder periarthritis (49 cases). Unbeknownst to them, they were randomly divided into three groups of 50 subjects. One group was exposed to the new TAMMEF, another group to the usual ELF, and the third group to simulated treatment. The results show that the effects of the new TAMMEF therapy are equivalent to those obtained with the ELF.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0309-1902
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
26
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
253-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Analgesia, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Cervical Vertebrae, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Electric Stimulation Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Electromagnetic Fields, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Female, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Male, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Music Therapy, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Neck Pain, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Pain, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Pain Management, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Pain Measurement, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Periarthritis, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Sensitivity and Specificity, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Shoulder Joint, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Shoulder Pain, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Spinal Osteophytosis, pubmed-meshheading:12490031-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison between the analgesic and therapeutic effects of a musically modulated electromagnetic field (TAMMEF) and those of a 100 Hz electromagnetic field: blind experiment on patients suffering from cervical spondylosis or shoulder periarthritis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Physics, Section of Medical Physics University of Sienna, Italy. rigato@unisi.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial