Auricular transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) reduces phantom limb pain

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1991, Pages 73-83

  Katz, Joel ^a   Melzack, Ronald ^b  

^a TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Phantom limb pain; referred sensations; transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PHANTOM PAIN; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; EAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PAIN; PHANTOM LIMB; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0025828443     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0885-3924(91)90521-5     Document Type: Article

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