Increase of the heat pain threshold during and after high-frequency transcutaneous peripheral nerve stimulation in a group of normal subjects

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 155-160

  Buonocore, M ^a   Camuzzini, N ^b  

^a IRCCS   (Italy)

^b SANTA CORONA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pain; Peripheral nerves; Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HEAT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIAL NERVE; REFERENCE VALUE; TIME; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; WRIST;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD; RADIAL NERVE; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; WRIST;

EID: 34447552695     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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