Minimizing Discomfort with Surface Neuromuscular Stimulation

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 223-228

  Naaman, Saad C ^a   Stein, Richard B ^b   Thomas, Charles ^c  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^c METROHEALTH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Discomfort; Neuromuscular stimulation; Stimulus parameters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONVALESCENCE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; NERVE STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; PERONEUS NERVE; PREDICTION; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SEX FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 0033741059     PISSN: 15459683     EISSN: 15526844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/154596830001400308     Document Type: Article

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