caa a22 4500 463195116 CHVBK 20180406164920.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20071201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s10669-007-9081-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s10669-007-9081-0 Efficacy and safety of new TAMMEF (therapeutic application of musically modulated electromagnetic fields) system in the treatment of chronic low back pain [Elektronische Daten] [E. Battisti, A. Albanese, L. Bianciardi, E. Piazza, M. Rigato, A. Vittoria, G. Messa, N. Giordano] Numerous studies have demonstrated the utility of extremely low frequencies (ELF) electromagnetic fields in the treatment of pain. Moreover, the effects of these fields seems to depend on their respective codes. In our study we want to value the effects and the safety of the TAMMEF (Therapeutic Application of a Musically Modulated Electromagnetic Field) system, which field is piloted by a musical signal and its parameters are modified in time, randomly varying within the respective ranges, so that all possible codes can occur during a single application. Ninety subjects, affected by chronic low back pain, were enrolled in the study and randomly divided into three groups of 30 patients each: A exposed to TAMMEF, B exposed to ELF, C exposed to a simulated field. All subjects underwent a cycle of 15 daily sessions of 30minutes each and a clinical examination upon enrolment, after 7days of therapy, at the end of the cycle and at a follow-up 30days later. All the patients of groups A and B completed the therapy without the appearance of side effects: they presented a significant improvement of the subjective pain and the functional limitation, which remained stable at the follow-up examination. In group C, there was no improvement of the pain symptoms or articular functionality. This study suggests that the TAMMEF system is efficacious and safe in the treatment of patients with chronic low back pain. Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, 2007 ELF nationallicence Electromagnetic fields nationallicence Environmental pollution nationallicence Low back pain nationallicence Safety nationallicence TAMMEF nationallicence Therapy nationallicence Battisti E. TAMMEF Centre - Ospedale S. Maria alle Scotte, University of Siena, Strada delle Scotte,1, 53100, Siena, Italy aut Albanese A. TAMMEF Centre - Ospedale S. Maria alle Scotte, University of Siena, Strada delle Scotte,1, 53100, Siena, Italy aut Bianciardi L. TAMMEF Centre - Ospedale S. Maria alle Scotte, University of Siena, Strada delle Scotte,1, 53100, Siena, Italy aut Piazza E. TAMMEF Centre - Ospedale S. Maria alle Scotte, University of Siena, Strada delle Scotte,1, 53100, Siena, Italy aut Rigato M. TAMMEF Centre - Ospedale S. Maria alle Scotte, University of Siena, Strada delle Scotte,1, 53100, Siena, Italy aut Vittoria A. Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunological Science, University of Siena, Siena, Italy aut Messa G. Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunological Science, University of Siena, Siena, Italy aut Giordano N. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy aut The Environmentalist Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 27/4(2007-12-01), 441-445 0251-1088 27:4<441 2007 27 10669 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-007-9081-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10669-007-9081-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Battisti E. TAMMEF Centre - Ospedale S. Maria alle Scotte, University of Siena, Strada delle Scotte,1, 53100, Siena, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Albanese A. TAMMEF Centre - Ospedale S. Maria alle Scotte, University of Siena, Strada delle Scotte,1, 53100, Siena, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bianciardi L. TAMMEF Centre - Ospedale S. Maria alle Scotte, University of Siena, Strada delle Scotte,1, 53100, Siena, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Piazza E. TAMMEF Centre - Ospedale S. Maria alle Scotte, University of Siena, Strada delle Scotte,1, 53100, Siena, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rigato M. TAMMEF Centre - Ospedale S. Maria alle Scotte, University of Siena, Strada delle Scotte,1, 53100, Siena, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vittoria A. Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunological Science, University of Siena, Siena, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Messa G. Department of Clinical Medicine and Immunological Science, University of Siena, Siena, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Giordano N. Department of Internal Medicine, University of Siena, Siena, Italy aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- The Environmentalist Springer US; http://www.springer-ny.com 27/4(2007-12-01), 441-445 0251-1088 27:4<441 2007 27 10669 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer