A single-blind investigation into the hypoalgesic effects of different swing patterns of interferential currents on cold-induced pain in healthy volunteers

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 84, Issue 3 SUPPL. 1, 2003, Pages 350-357

  Johnson, Mark I ^a   Tabasam, Ghazala ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Cold; Pain; Rehabilitation; Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FOREARM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOALGESIA; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TIME;

EID: 0037334741     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2003.50005     Document Type: Article

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