An association between phantom limb sensations and stump skin conductance during transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) applied to the contralateral leg: a case study

Pain

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1989, Pages 367-377

  Katz, Joel ^a   France, Christopher ^a   Melzack, Ronald ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrodermal activity; Phantom limb pain; Sympathetic nervous system; TENS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; PHANTOM PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADULT; AMPUTATION STUMPS; CASE REPORT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PHANTOM LIMB; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0024573432     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(89)90098-5     Document Type: Article

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