Transcutaneous application of pulsed radiofrequency: Four case reports

Pain Practice

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 310-313

  Balogh, Susan E ^a,b  

^a SWISS PARAPLEGIC RESEARCH   (Switzerland)

^b Schweizer Paraplegikerzentrum   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Pulsed radiofrequency; Therapy resistant pain; Transcutaneous

Indexed keywords

AMANTADINE; AMITRIPTYLINE; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CELECOXIB; CODEINE; ETODOLAC; MORPHINE; OPIATE; TRAMADOL;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; NERVE BLOCK; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RADIOFREQUENCY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS PULSED RADIOFREQUENCY;

EID: 18244376858     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2004.04408.x     Document Type: Article

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