Improved physical activity in patients treated for chronic pain by spinal cord stimulation

Neuromodulation

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 40-48

  Buchser, Eric ^a,b,d   Paraschiv Ionescu, Anisoara ^c   Durrer, Anne ^a   Depierraz, Blaise ^a   Aminian, Kamiar ^c   Najafi, Bijan ^c   Rutschmann, Blaise ^a  

^a Hospital of Morges   (Switzerland)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

^c EPFL   (Switzerland)

^d Neuromodulation Center   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Gait parameters; Physical activity; Quality of life; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECUMBENCY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; STANDING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 14644435839     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1094-7159.2005.05219.x     Document Type: Article

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