Low frequencies, but not high frequencies of bi-polar spinal cord stimulation reduce cutaneous and muscle hyperalgesia induced by nerve injury

Pain

Volumn 138, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 143-152

  Maeda, Y ^a   Wacnik, P W ^b   Sluka, K A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Hyperalgesia; Neuropathic pain; Pain; Spinal cord stimulation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANESTHESIA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; COMMON PERONEAL NERVE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HAMSTRING; HYPERALGESIA; LUMBAR SPINAL CORD; NERVE INJURY; NERVE LIGATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PAIN; PERONEUS NERVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SPARED NERVE INJURY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TIBIAL NERVE;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HYPERALGESIA; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PERIPHERAL NERVES; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SKIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 47249099846     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2007.11.016     Document Type: Article

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