Efficacy of electrical nerve stimulation for chronic musculoskeletal pain: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Pain

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 157-165

  Johnson, Michael ^a   Martinson, Melissa ^b,c  

^a Philosopher's River Consultancy   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c Princeton Reimbursement Group   (United States)

Author keywords

acupuncture like TENS; ALTENS; Chronic pain; Meta analysis; Multiple meta regression; Musculoskeletal pain; PENS; percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; Power; Random effects model; TENS; transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34249696558     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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