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Therapeutic effects of peripheral magnetic
stimulation on traumatic brachial plexopathy:
Clinical and neurophysiological study

Research Abstract
Objective.—To evaluate the therapeutic effects of peripheral repetitive magnetic stimulation (rMS) on recovery of traumatic brachial plexopathy. Patients and methods.—Thirty-four patients with traumatic brachial plexopathy were studied. Strength of different muscles of upper limbs was evaluated neurologically. Nerve conduction studies (NCS), upper limb F-waves and visual analogue scales (VAS) for shoulder pain were obtained for all patients. These were randomly assigned into two groups with a ratio of 2:1; each patient received conventional physical therapy modalities and active exercises as well as real or sham rMS applied over the superior trapezius muscle of the affected limb daily for 10 sessions. Patients were reassessed with the same parameters after the 5th and the 10th session, and 1 month after rMS treatment. Results.—No significant between-group differences were recorded at baseline assessment. Significant improvement was observed (time X groups) after real rMS in comparison to the sham group (P = 0.0001 for muscle strength and 0.01 for VAS of shoulder pain). These improvements were still present at 1 month after the end of treatment. In accordance with the clinical improvement, a significant improvement was recorded in the neurophysiological parameters in the real vs the sham group.
Research Authors
Neurophysiologie Clinique/Clinical Neurophysiology
Research Journal
E.M. Khedra, M.A. Ahmed, E.A.M. Alkady, M.G. Mostafac, H.G. Said
Research Member
Research Pages
PP. 111—118
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
Vol..42
Research Year
2012