Efficacy and safety of new TAMMEF (therapeutic application of musically modulated electromagnetic fields) system in the treatment of chronic low back pain

E. Battisti (), A. Albanese, L. Bianciardi, E. Piazza, M. Rigato, A. Vittoria, G. L. Messa and N. Giordano
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E. Battisti: University of Siena
A. Albanese: University of Siena
L. Bianciardi: University of Siena
E. Piazza: University of Siena
M. Rigato: University of Siena
A. Vittoria: University of Siena
G. L. Messa: University of Siena
N. Giordano: University of Siena

Environment Systems and Decisions, 2007, vol. 27, issue 4, 441-445

Abstract: Abstract Numerous studies have demonstrated the utility of extremely low frequencies (ELF) electromagnetic fields in the treatment of pain. Moreover, the effects of these fields seems to depend on their respective codes. In our study we want to value the effects and the safety of the TAMMEF (Therapeutic Application of a Musically Modulated Electromagnetic Field) system, which field is piloted by a musical signal and its parameters are modified in time, randomly varying within the respective ranges, so that all possible codes can occur during a single application. Ninety subjects, affected by chronic low back pain, were enrolled in the study and randomly divided into three groups of 30 patients each: A exposed to TAMMEF, B exposed to ELF, C exposed to a simulated field. All subjects underwent a cycle of 15 daily sessions of 30 minutes each and a clinical examination upon enrolment, after 7 days of therapy, at the end of the cycle and at a follow-up 30 days later. All the patients of groups A and B completed the therapy without the appearance of side effects: they presented a significant improvement of the subjective pain and the functional limitation, which remained stable at the follow-up examination. In group C, there was no improvement of the pain symptoms or articular functionality. This study suggests that the TAMMEF system is efficacious and safe in the treatment of patients with chronic low back pain.

Keywords: ELF; Electromagnetic fields; Environmental pollution; Low back pain; Safety; TAMMEF; Therapy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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