Measurement of soft tissue temperature and impedance following the application of transdermal direct current

Physiotherapy

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 114-120

  Benjamin, Scott J ^a   Flood, John N ^b   Bechtel, Roy ^c   Alon, Gad ^c  

^a Perry Physical Therapy/Exclusive Physical Therapy Inc   (United States)

^b Ingham Medical Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutaneous administration; Electric impedance; Iontophoresis; Skin temperature

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIRECT CURRENT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; IONTOPHORESIS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHIZOTOMY; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34848841862     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2006.11.008     Document Type: Article

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