Laser and electromagnetic combo targets back pain without drugs

Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 22 years and older * Voluntarily signed an informed consent form * Subject is willing to comply with study instructions and to return to the clinic for the required visits * Willingness to adhere to and continue pre-enrollment pain management plan * Subjects willing and able to maintain their regular (pre-procedure) diet, exercise, and therapy regimen without causing significant changes during study participation * Subject willing and able to abstain from partaking in any new treatments other than this study procedure to treat back pain * Women of child-bearing potential\* are required to use birth control measures during the whole duration of the study \*Women of childbearing potential are defined as any female who has experienced menarche and who is NOT permanently sterile or postmenopausal. Postmenopausal is defined as 12 consecutive months with no menses without an alternative medical cause. Exclusion Criteria: * Major systemic diseases - e.g. uncontrolled Diabetes mellitus, systemic lupus erythematosus * Ongoing pregnancy, postpartum and nursing period * Photosensitivity, medications affecting sensitivity to light * Tattoos or other highly-pigmented regions in the treated area * Corticosteroids or injections of the treated area within the last 3 months, long-term corticosteroids use * Anticoagulant therapy, bleeding disorders * Hemorrhagic conditions in the treated area * Application within 4 to 6 months after radiotherapy * Known or suspected malignancy, history of cancer or any type of malignancy * Febrile conditions, serious illness, chronic infection * Epilepsy and tendency to seizures * Sensory loss in the treatment area * Deep vein thrombosis * Electronic implants (such as cardiac pacemakers, defibrillators and neurostimulators) * Metal implants, bone fixation hardware, external metallic objects or electrical devices in the vicinity of the treated area * Drug pumps * Pulmonary insufficiency * Renal insufficiency * Cardiovascular diseases * Disturbance of temperature or pain perception * Septic conditions and empyema * Acute inflammations * Systemic or local infection such as osteomyelitis and tuberculosis * Contagious skin disease * Elevated body temperature * Graves' disease * Women using birth control in the form of a metal-containing intrauterine device (IUD) * Swollen or neoplastic tissues, space occupying lesions or skin eruptions in the treated area