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. 2021 Feb 22:14:1179544121993778.
doi: 10.1177/1179544121993778. eCollection 2021.

Therapeutic Effectiveness of AxioBionics Wearable Therapy Pain Management System in Patients with Chronic Lower Back Pain

Philip Muccio  1 , Josh Schueller  1 , Miriam van Emde Boas  2 , Norm Howe  3 , Edward Dabrowski  4 , David Durrant  5
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Therapeutic Effectiveness of AxioBionics Wearable Therapy Pain Management System in Patients with Chronic Lower Back Pain

Philip Muccio et al. Clin Med Insights Arthritis Musculoskelet Disord. .

Abstract

Chronic lower back pain is one of the most common medical conditions leading to a significant decrease in quality of life. This study retrospectively analyzed whether the AxioBionics Wearable Therapy Pain Management (WTPM) System, a customized and wearable electrical stimulation device, alleviated chronic lower back pain, and improved muscular function. This study assessed self-reported pain levels using the visual analog scale before and during the use of the AxioBionics WTPM System when performing normal activities such as sitting, standing, and walking (n = 69). Results showed that both at-rest and activity-related pain were significantly reduced during treatment with the AxioBionics WTPM System (% reduction in pain: 64% and 60%, respectively; P < .05). Thus, this study suggests that the AxioBionics WTPM System is efficacious in treating chronic lower back pain even when other therapies have failed to sufficiently decrease reported pain levels.

Keywords: AxioBionics WTPM system; Lower back pain; wearable therapy pain management system.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of conflicting interests:The author(s) declared the following potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: Philip Muccio is an owner of Axiobionics, LLC Josh Schueller is employed by Axiobionics, LLC Norm Howe is a paid consultant to Axiobioncs, LLC Miriam van Emde Boas did not receive remuneration for her contribution to the paper Edward Dabrowski did not receive remuneration for his contribution to the paper David Durrant did not receive remuneration for his contribution to the paper

Figures

Figure 1.
Figure 1.
The method used to stimulate the area of pain during the NMES/TENS trial period.
Figure 2.
Figure 2.
Various configurations of the WTPM system.
Figure 3.
Figure 3.
Actual depiction of the belt version of the WTPM system used to treat LBP.
Figure 4.
Figure 4.
(a) AxioBionics Wearable Therapy Pain Management System significantly decreases both at-rest and activity-related pain, and (b) change in activity-related pain was significantly greater than that in at-rest pain with the use of the AxioBionics Wearable Therapy Pain Management System.
Figure 5.
Figure 5.
Separation of the visual analog scale into 3 categories. At-rest and activity-related pain are shown by the number of patients before and during treatment with the Wearable Therapy Pain Management System.
Figure 6.
Figure 6.
Percentages of patients categorized by the time they could sit before (N = 50) and during (N = 27) treatment with the Wearable Therapy Pain Management System.
Figure 7.
Figure 7.
Percentages of patients categorized by the time they could stand before (N = 41) and during treatment (N = 20) with the Wearable Therapy Pain Management System. The minimum increase in standing time was 40%.
Figure 8.
Figure 8.
Graphical representation of the WTPM system pathway.
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