Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: Nonparallel antinociceptive effects on chronic clinical pain and acute experimental pain

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 80, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 305-312

  Cheing, Gladys L Y ^b   Hui Chan, Christina W Y ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; LEG MUSCLE; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0033024549     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(99)90142-9     Document Type: Article

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