Focal intense brief transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation for treatment of radicular and postthoracotomy pain

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 82, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 262-264

  Carrol, Edward N ^a   Badura, Amy S ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Pain; Radiculopathy; Rehabilitation; Thoracotomy; Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEURALGIA; NEUROPATHY; OUTPATIENT CARE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; RADICULAR PAIN; THORACOTOMY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0035125442     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2001.9176     Document Type: Article

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