Heat/ice packs for heat therapy and cold therapy
Iontophoresis
TENS units for electrotherapy
Ultrasound
Multiple modalities are commonly employed to reduce low back pain. They are especially useful in alleviating acute low back pain (e.g. an intense, debilitating episode of low back pain) for the patient. Physical therapists or chiropractors usually use passive modalities.
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