Use of self-applied TENS for low back pain in people with multiple sclerosis

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 275-280

  Warke, K ^a   Al Smadi, J ^a   Baxter, G D ^a   Walsh, D M ^a   Lowe Strong, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Back pain; Multiple sclerosis; Placebo; Randomized controlled trial; Tens

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750287941     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2004.11.6.13333     Document Type: Article

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