Effect of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study
Tavares-Figueiredo I, Pers YM, Duflos C, Herman F, Sztajnzalc B, Lecoq H, Laffont I, Dupeyron AF, Homs AF
Journal of Clinical Medicine · 2024
Key finding
VAS scores decreased significantly by 16.1 (SD = 17.9) mm (p < 0.001) and by 22.5 (25) mm (p < 0.001) after 3 months (24 patients were analyzed).
- Condition
- Pain
- Stimulation
- taVNS
- Evidence tier
- Controlled Clinical Trial
- Participants
- 27
Cite this study
Tavares-Figueiredo, I., Pers, Y. M., Duflos, C., Herman, F., Sztajnzalc, B., Lecoq, H., Laffont, I., Dupeyron, A. F., & Homs, A. F. (2024). Effect of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13(24), 7601. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13247601
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