Efficacy of Microcurrent Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Nonspecific Back Pain: A Pilot Study

@article{Koopman2009EfficacyOM,
  title={Efficacy of Microcurrent Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Nonspecific Back Pain: A Pilot Study},
  author={J. Koopman and Dorien H. Vrinten and Albert J. M. van Wijck},
  journal={The Clinical Journal of Pain},
  year={2009},
  volume={25},
  pages={495-499}
}
ObjectivesMicrocurrent therapy (MCT) is a novel treatment for pain syndromes. The MCT patch is hypothesized to produce stimuli that promote tissue healing by facilitating physiologic currents. Solid evidence from randomized clinical trials is lacking. To evaluate the efficacy of MCT in treating aspecific, chronic low-back pain, we conducted a double-blind, randomized, crossover, pilot trial. MethodsTen succeeding patients presenting with nonspecific, chronic low-back pain in our university… 
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