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4.6.1 LOW BACK PAIN - ELECTRODE PLACEMENT EXAMPLES
4.6.1.1 Placement for Bilateral Low
Back Pain (Pain in Two Locations)
Use the B-set:
For low back pain on
both sides of the spine, place the two
round electrodes directly over each
painful area on the lower back. See
photo to the right. Similarly, the pair of
electrodes can be placed over two areas
of equal pain on the buttocks.
Body Position:
The torso should be
approximately at a right angle to the
legs causing the tissue in the lower
back and buttocks to be more taut. The
patient can be in a supported sitting position or lying supine with their torso at
90 degrees to their legs and their knees bent and supported by a cushion.
4.6.1.2 Placement for Radiculopathies
Use the B-set:
Place one round
electrode directly over where the pain
first presents itself. For example, this
may be on the buttock, proximally,
where the pain first starts before it
radiates down the sciatic nerve as in the
photo to the right (the electrode must
be placed on the skin, not over clothing).
Place the second round electrode
directly over the spine at the possible
source of the pain. In this example, for
a right side radiculopathy, the elctrode
may be placed 0.5” to the right of the
source of pain (e.g. a herniated disc
located at L5) so that the active electrical
field is capturing the nerve in the direction that the pain signals are traveling.
Body Position:
The torso should be approximately at a right angle to the legs
causing the tissue in the lower back and buttocks to be more taut. The patient
can be in a supported sitting position or lying supine with their torso at 90
degrees to their legs and their knees bent and supported by a cushion.
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