Effects of TENS and topical skin anesthesia on soleus H-reflex and the concomitant influence of skin/muscle temperature

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 48-53

  Bertrand Arsenault, A ^a,b   Bélanger, Alain Y ^c   Durand, Marie Josée ^d   De Serres, Sophie J ^b   Fortin, Luc ^b   Kemp, François ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b Rehabilitation Institute of Montreal   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anaesthesia; H Reflex; Lower limb; Skin; TENS

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; PETROLATUM; PLACEBO;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HOFFMANN REFLEX; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SOLEUS MUSCLE; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, TOPICAL; ADULT; ANESTHESIA, LOCAL; BODY TEMPERATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; H-REFLEX; HUMAN; LEG; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0027505277     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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