Analgesic and antinociceptive effects of peripheral nerve neurostimulation in an advanced human experimental model

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 480-490

  Ristić, Dejan ^a,b   Spangenberg, Peter ^a   Ellrich, Jens ^a,b  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Laser; Neuromodulation; Pain; Psychophysics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANTINOCICEPTION; ARTICLE; BETA NERVE FIBER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED CORTICAL RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LATENT PERIOD; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROMODULATION; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RADIAL NERVE; SKIN TINGLING; THERMAL STIMULATION; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; LIDOCAINE; MALE; NEURONS, AFFERENT; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PSYCHOPHYSICS; RADIAL NERVE; TOUCH;

EID: 39749179049     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2007.07.013     Document Type: Article

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