H-wave®, a nonpharmacologic alternative for the treatment of patients with chronic soft tissue inflammation and neuropathic pain: A preliminary statistical outcome study

Advances in Therapy

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 446-455

  Blum, Kenneth ^a   DiNubile, Nicholas A ^b   Chen, Thomas J H ^c   Waite, Roger L ^d   Schoolfield, John ^e   Martinez Pons, Manuel ^f   Callahan, Michael F ^a   Smith, Thomas L ^a   Mengucci, Julie ^g   Blum, Seth H ^g   Meshkin, Brian ^h  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Euro American Nutraceuticals Inc   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^f CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^g Synapatamine Inc   (United States)

^h Salugen Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; H wave; Lower back pain; Neuropathic pain; Pain relief; Soft tissue inflammation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; LEG PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; INFLAMMATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CHRONIC DISEASE; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33748782578     PISSN: 0741238X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02850166     Document Type: Article

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