Effect of vibroacoustic therapy on pain management in adolescents with low back pain

Abstract

Vibroacoustic Therapy (VT) is a very distinct form of treatment. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of vibroacoustic therapy on low back pain management in adolescents. A total of 40 adolescents (13-18 years old) were randomly divided into two equal groups (exercise-control group, and exercise and vibroacoustic therapy-vibroacoustic group), and participated in a 3-week physiotherapy program for back pain management. The participants in both groups performed the same exercise program five times per week. The participants in the vibroacoustic group apart from exercise also received treatment on a special vibro chair set at 4-8 Hz frequency for relaxation. Music was heard through the headphones. Standard tests (Oswestry disability index and the visual analogue pain scale) to assess low back pain were used before and after the intervention to monitor changes. The intensity of low back pain significantly decreased in both groups after the intervention (< 0.05), but there were no significant differences between the groups in low back pain management in adolescents.

Describing the nonsurgical, nonpharmacological interventions offered to adolescents with persistent back pain in randomized trials: A scoping review

“…Scores for each of the seven studies included in our review were already posted to the Physiotherapy Evidence Database. Scores ranged from 3 to 8, with Evans et al (2018) scoring the highest (8 of 10) and Dudoniene et al (2016) scoring the lowest (3 of 10; see Table S1). We also tallied which of the TIDieR items each study's report included and assigned a score representing the completeness of reporting.…”

“…Jones et al (2007b) named several exercises (e.g., cat stretch; see Table 4), but the authors did not respond to emails requesting the exercise schedule (p. 1683). Ahlqwist et al (2008) stated that their standardized exercise programme included ‘general and specific exercises … to improve the general strength and endurance of regional stabilizing abdominal and back muscles’ (p. E723) and Dudoniene et al (2016) referred to ‘core stabilization exercises’ (p. 4730), but neither report described which exercises were performed. By contrast, Evans et al (2018) stated that participants did ‘bridge, abdominal crunches, quadruped, side bridge, back extensions’ (p. 1298), and Ng et al (2015) provided supplemental materials that included a detailed list of exercises, with images, that they gave to participants.…”

“…However, their incomplete reporting represents an important gap. The ergonomic seating wedge in Candy et al (2012) and the vibroacoustic lounge chair in Dudoniene et al (2016) were thoroughly described. Most reports, however, lacked clear descriptions of the specific content of the back education components, the training of intervention providers, the methods of delivery of the exercise therapy components or even the specific exercises participants performed (see Table 4).…”

“…Title and abstract screening eliminated 1936 of those reports, leaving 16 reports for full-text screen. After full-text screening, seven studies, represented by eight published reports (Ahlqwist et al, 2008;Candy et al, 2012;Dudoniene et al, 2016;Evans et al, 2018;Fanucchi et al, 2009;Jones et al, 2007aJones et al, , 2007bNg et al, 2015), were included. Jones et al, 2007a, reported slightly more outcome measures than Jones et al, 2007b, so both were reviewed.…”

The Effect of comprehensive rehabilitation on Lithuanian adolescent’s nonspecific low back pain, depending on the duration: Nonrandomized single-arm trial

“…Study inclusion criteria: The procedure was performed on a special chair with a vibroacoustic sound system. [32] 2.6. Assessment…”