Static Magnetic Field Therapy Post SCI Pain

Table 16 Static Magnetic Field Therapy Post-SCI Pain

Author Year Country PEDro Score Research Design Total Sample Size	Methods	Outcome
Panagos et al. 2004 USA Pre-Post N=8	Population: Type of pain=nociceptive musculoskeletal shoulder pain. Treatment: A concentric field type magnet (500 gauss) was placed over one shoulder for 1 hr. Outcome Measures: Short form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ); Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)	1. On SF-MPQ, pain intensity decreased (p<0.01). 2. Significant decreases also were noted in severity of sharp and stabbing pain, and degree of tenderness (p=0.033, p=0.02, and p=0.021, respectively). 3. Pain intensity on VAS and in response to pressure did not change significantly with magnet application.

Author Year

Country

PEDro Score

Research Design

Total Sample Size

Methods

Outcome

Panagos et al. 2004

USA

Pre-Post

N=8

Population: Type of pain=nociceptive musculoskeletal shoulder pain.

Treatment: A concentric field type magnet (500 gauss) was placed over one shoulder for 1 hr.

Outcome Measures: Short form McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ); Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)

1. On SF-MPQ, pain intensity decreased (p<0.01).

2. Significant decreases also were noted in severity of sharp and stabbing pain, and degree of tenderness (p=0.033, p=0.02, and p=0.021, respectively).

3. Pain intensity on VAS and in response to pressure did not change significantly with magnet application.

Discussion

Static Magnetic Field (SMF) therapy has been studied as a treatment for pain post SCI. Panagos et al. (2004) in a pre-post study involving eight individuals, on average 12 years post injury, found that placing a static field magnet of 500 gauss over a self-identified ‘trigger point’ resulted in patients reporting less stabbing, sharp and tender pain (p<0.05); however, there was no significant change noted on a VAS pain severity scale. These results are severely limited by the uncontrolled study design and relatively few study participants.

Conclusion

There is level 4 evidence (from one pre-post study; Panagos et al. 2004) that using a static field magnet helps to reduce reports of sharp, stabbing nociceptive shoulder pain but does not significantly reduce the VAS score of pain in individuals with a SCI.

Static Magnetic Field Therapy Post SCI Pain

Table 16 Static Magnetic Field Therapy Post-SCI Pain

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Static field magnet may reduce nociceptive shoulder pain post SCI.

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