INTERPRETATION OF THE RESULTS OF PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR LOW BACK PAIN BASED ON THE RYODORAKU ELECTRODERMAL MEASUREMENTS
Journal Title: Fizjoterapia Polska - Year 2007, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
[b]Background. [/b]The aim of this study was to analyse skin conductance of a direct current (galvanic skin response, GSR) in dermatomes corresponding to the level of discopathy and to provide an indirect objective interpretation of several commonly used physiotherapeutic methods: low frequency diadynamic currents, medium frequency interferential currents, low frequency pulsed magnetic therapy and classic acupuncture.[b]Material and methods. [/b]Tests of GSR, an indirect measure of sympathetic activity, were carried out in addition to clinical assessment and radiological studies in a group of 164 patients with diagnosed low back pain [65 persons with a pseudoradicular pain syndrome and 99 patients with evident sciatic neuralgia], using the diagnostic component of Yoshio Nakatani's Ryodoraku method. The essence of the method is the measurement of skin conductance of a 200 uA direct current at 24 points of the body regarded as representative of systemic sympathetic activity.[b]Results. [/b]There was no correlation between the clinical characteristics of a pain syndrome and GSR changes. Skin conductance values significantly more often fell within the normal range following exposure to a low frequency magnetic field compared of the other physical therapy methods investigated in the study.[b]Conclusions. [/b]The following conclusions can be made on the basis of the observed outcomes: 1. The Ryodoraku method is non-specific and inappropriate as an additional tool for the diagnosis of sciatic neuralgia; 2. Some correlations can be established between conductance measurements and the physical treatment method used.
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Andrzej Żytkowski, Henryk Chmielewski, Beata Wrodycka
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