The transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation applied to contralateral limbs for the phantom limb pain

Journal of Physical Therapy Science

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 71-76

  Kawamura, Hirobumi ^a   Ito, Kenichi ^a   Yamamoto, Masaki ^a   Yamamoto, Hiroshi ^a   Ishida, Kenji ^a   Kawakami, Teruhiko ^a   Tani, Toshikazu ^b   Kaho, Kuninobu ^b  

^a KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL HOSPITAL   (Japan)

^b KOCHI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Pain relief; Phantom limb pain; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) to contralateral limbs

Indexed keywords

EID: 53249100913     PISSN: 09155287     EISSN: 09155287     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1589/jpts.9.71     Document Type: Article

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