| Title |
Treatment of chronic back pain by sensory discrimination training. A Phase I RCT of a novel device (FairMed) vs. TENS
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, June 2008
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2474-9-97 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Karen L Barker, Christopher J Elliott, Catherine M Sackley, Jeremy CT Fairbank |
| Abstract |
The causes of chronic low back pain (CLBP) remain obscure and effective treatment of symptoms remains elusive. A mechanism of relieving chronic pain based on the consequences of conflicting unpleasant sensory inputs to the central nervous system has been hypothesised. As a result a device was generated to deliver sensory discrimination training (FairMed), and this randomised controlled trial compared therapeutic effects with a comparable treatment modality, TENS. |
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| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
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| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 147 | 97% |
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| Student > Master | 19 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 19 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 17 | 11% |
| Other | 16 | 11% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 12 | 8% |
| Other | 36 | 24% |
| Unknown | 33 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 53 | 35% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 28 | 18% |
| Psychology | 7 | 5% |
| Engineering | 7 | 5% |
| Neuroscience | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 10 | 7% |
| Unknown | 42 | 28% |
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