Basis, indications and risk

Treatments Basis, indications and risk Patient information Postural hygiene Exercise Maintaining level of Activity Bed rest Pharmacological therapy Neuroreflexotherapy (NRT) Spinal column surgery Surgery for Pain and Pain Clinics Vertebral manipulation Behavioral treatment Epidural injections Facet joint infections Trigger point and ligament infections Rhizotomy Corsets and lumbar belts Traction Physical therapy/physiotherapy Electromyografic Feedback TENS: Transcutaneous electrical Nerve Stimulation Shoe insoles and shoe lifts Acupunture Recommended treatments

Electromyogram

It consists of teaching the patient to relax while an electromyogram, which registers muscle activity, is taken.

Objective

To teach the patient to relax the muscles.

Theoretic Base

Muscle contracture is an important component of back pain. The mind controls the contracture of the muscles, and can also influence their relaxation.

There are empirical data which suggest that, with adequate training, the mind can influence controlled functions in an automatic manner, like blood pressure or the degree of muscle contracture.

Conditioning techniques are used in electromyografic feedback to teach the patient how to relax the muscles.

Scientific Proof of its Efficacy

Studiesindicate that electromyografic feedback is not effective in the treatment of chronic cases, and does not obtain better results than relaxation training without an electromyogram. There are no studies on its effect in acute cases.

Indications

Since there is no scientific proof of its efficacy, it is not possible to establish indications for its use.