Neurophysiologie clinique = Clinical neurophysiology
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Review Meta Analysis
Repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation to reduce pain or improve sensorimotor impairments: A literature review on parameters of application and afferents recruitment.
Repetitive peripheral magnetic stimulation (rPMS over spinal root, nerve or muscle belly) is a promising technology in physiopathology research. As compared to electrical stimulation, rPMS is deemed to activate deep conductive structures and produce strong muscle contractions and massive proprioceptive afferents with minimal cutaneous recruitment. RPMS may thus act differently on neural plasticity involved in pain reduction and motor recovery in musculoskeletal or neurological conditions. However, literature is very scant and still controversial concerning afferents recruited by rPMS, thus no consensus is reached yet for its clinical use. ⋯ The review proposed recommendations to improve rPMS application in clinical research. However, the development of guidelines still requires methodological and clinical studies enrolling larger samples and with randomized sham-controlled designs.