Effectiveness of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Postoperative Pain With Movement

Journal of Pain

Volumn 4, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 455-464

  Rakel, Barbara ^a   Frantz, Rita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HOSPITALS AND CLINICS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Movement evoked pain; Postoperative pain; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; BREATHING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; GAIT; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INCISION; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF REPORT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VITAL CAPACITY; WALKING;

EID: 0142179212     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/S1526-5900(03)00780-6     Document Type: Article

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