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      Radio Electric Asymmetric Conveyer Neurobiological Treatments in Non-Specific Neck Pain: A Retrospective Study

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          Abstract

          Introduction

          Non-specific neck pain (NSNP) is a rather common symptomatology, and various therapeutic approaches are aimed to treat it, in the field of manual therapy, physiotherapy and pharmacology.

          Methods

          This retrospective study analyzes 65 subjects treated for NSNP with a neurobiological stimulation administered by medical devices based on radio electric asymmetric conveyer (REAC) technology. Initially, a neuro stimulation treatment called neuro postural optimization (NPO) was administered to improve the coordination of muscle activity and reduce adaptive decompensations. Subsequently, the bio stimulation treatment called tissue optimization (TO) was administered to reduce the algodystrophic and muscle contracture component. The evaluation of the efficacy of these treatments was made through the subjective evaluation of pain by the patients. Data were collected by the use of the numeric pain rating scale (NPRS) and neck pain questionnaire (NPQ), administered before the treatments and at the end of the cycle of therapy.

          Results

          The analysis of the results shows that this type of approach and treatment scheme is effective in reducing the symptoms of NSNP in both male and female subjects, regardless of their age. Other subjective data not quantified in this study but reported by all subjects, during and after the treatment cycle, were a feeling of lower stiffness of neck and shoulder, a reduction in the thickening of the cervicobrachial tissues, and a clear and progressive reduction of pain perception during the skin rolling (SR) maneuver.

          Conclusion

          The combination of REAC-NPO neuromodulation and REAC-TO biomodulation treatments used in this study was shown to be effective in NPRS.

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            Neck pain is common in rheumatological practice. Assessment of outcome is difficult without objective measures. A neck pain questionnaire using nine five-part sections has been devised to overcome this problem. Forty-four rheumatology out-patients with neck pain were studied. Questionnaires were completed on days 0 and 3-5, and at 1 and 3 months. There was good short-term repeatability (r = 0.84, kappa = 0.62). Mean scores of each of the nine sections tended to rise with that of the pain section showing internal consistency. Questions on duration and intensity of pain were good indicators of a patient's global assessment. The questionnaire is easy for patients to complete, simple to score and provides an objective measure to evaluate outcome in patients with acute or chronic neck pain.
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                Author and article information

                Journal
                J Pain Res
                J Pain Res
                jpr
                jpainres
                Journal of Pain Research
                Dove
                1178-7090
                05 October 2020
                2020
                : 13
                : 2451-2459
                Affiliations
                [1 ]EvoMed Medical Clinic , Milan, Italy
                [2 ]Neurology Department, IRCCS, San Raffaele Scientific Institute , Milan, Italy
                Author notes
                Correspondence: Giulio Pellegata Email giuliopellegata19@gmail.com
                Author information
                http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8206-191X
                http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5772-3099
                Article
                271537
                10.2147/JPR.S271537
                7547290
                33116787
                41429215-ccad-4d7d-890d-3af0c5d6fbe1
                © 2020 Pellegata et al.

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                History
                : 09 July 2020
                : 14 September 2020
                Page count
                Figures: 5, Tables: 3, References: 34, Pages: 9
                Categories
                Original Research

                Anesthesiology & Pain management
                neck pain,radio electric asymmetric conveyer,neuromodulation,biomodulation

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