70%, ReActive8 and Chronic Low Back Pain

ReActiv8, also called restorative neurostimulation™ and multifidus stimulation, is a surgically implanted device that helps manage chronic lower back pain.

Could you do the same with a similar philosophy through specific rehab?

The device targets your lumbar multifidus muscles by sending an electrical signal to them.

Some clinical trials show a success rate where approximately 70% to 75% of chronic back pain patients achieve a significant (≥50%) reduction in pain and clinical disability.

So 3 out of 4 people will take their pain down by half.

Those are decent numbers!

The lumbar multifudus muscle does the following:

Segmental stability
Helps control movement between individual vertebrae

Lumbar extension
Supports upright posture and low back alignment

Postural endurance
Contributes to maintaining spinal positioning during prolonged activities, such as sitting and standing.

So the premise makes sense –- let’s work to get these muscles to work and voila! = less back pain.

That is exactly what the Feel it to Heal it Physio philosophy entails — let’s work to get specific muscles to work.

When we work on someone with low back pain, one of our goals is to engage the lumbar multifidi.

We just do it without surgery.

That is why the lumbar multifidus muscle is 1 of our 6 Green Zones.

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