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KMID : 0895820140240010083
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Journal of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine
2014 Volume.24 No. 1 p.83 ~ p.92
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The Impacts of Muscle Energy Technique (MET) and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Performed on Elector Spinae Muscle of Acute Low Back Pain Patients on Pain and Meridian Electromyography
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Kim Soon-Joong
Park Dong-Su
Jeong Su-Hyeon
Ahn Jae-Min
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Abstract
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Objectives : To evaluate the clinical usefulness between muscle energy techniques (MET) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator (TENS), we performed both on elector spi-nae muscle of acute low back pain patients.
Methods : After performing MET and TENS, we compared both in terms of electrical activity. We performed MET or TENS on elector spinae muscle of acute low back pain pa-tients in each group (n=15,15). After performing MET or TENS, we analyzed root mean square (RMS), median edge frequency (MEF) and asymmetry index (AI).
Results : 1. After performing MET on elector spinae muscle of acute low back pain pa-tients, RMS was significantly decreased compared with before (p＜0.005). 2. After per-forming TENS on elector spinae muscle of acute low back pain patients, RMS was sig-nificantly decreased compared with before (p＜0.005). 3. After performing MET on elector spinae muscle of acute low back pain patients, asymmetric index was significantly de-creased compared with before (p＜0.05).
Conclusions : According to above results, performing MET on elector spinae muscle of acute low back pain patients has effect in terms of RMS and asymmetric index. And per-forming TENS on elector spinae muscle of acute low back pain patients also has similar ef-fect in terms of RMS but has not in terms of asymmetric index.
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KEYWORD
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Muscle energy technique, Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, Meridian electromyography, Elector spinae muscle, Acute low back pain
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