摘要：Westcott W, George VP, La Rosa Loud R, Whitehead S, Young S, Vallier S. Effects of Exercise Only and Exercise Plus Electrical Stimulation on Ratings of Low Back Pain and Fatigue. JEPonline 2016;19(2):17-26. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of exercise alone and exercise plus electrical stimulation on ratings of low back pain, low back fatigue, low back strength, body composition (%fat, lean weight, fat weight), and resting blood pressure over a 9-wk training period. All of the study participants (n=77, mean age = 64.8 yrs) completed 2 training sessions·wk-1 consisting of 9 resistance machine exercises and 18 min of aerobic activity. About half of the subjects (n=42) also performed 4 electrical stimulations each week (averaging 61 min·session-1). Subjects in the exercise only group attained a significant (P<0.05) improvement in low back pain and low back fatigue. Subjects in the exercise plus electrical stimulation group attained a significant (P<0.05) improvement in low back pain, low back fatigue, and low back muscle strength. These findings indicate that a basic program of strength and endurance exercise is effective in reducing low back pain and low back fatigue, and that supplemental electrical stimulation increases low back strength.
关键词：Low Back Pain;Low Back Fatigue;Low Back Strength;Electrical Stimulation
