Use of tran cutaneus electrical stimulation and biofeedback for the treatment of vulvodynia (vulvar vestibular syndrome): Result of 3 years of experience;Utilizzo dell'elettro-analgesia transcutanea e del biofeedback nel trattamento della vulvodinia: Risultati di 3 anni di esperienza

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 485-491

  Dionisi, B ^a,e   Anglana, F ^b   Inghirami, P ^c   Lippa, P ^d   Senatori, R ^a  

^a Casa di Cura Santa Famiglia   (Italy)

^b SAN FILIPPO NERI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c S EUGENIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d AIED   (Italy)

^e NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Pain; Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation; Vulvar diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DYSPAREUNIA; ELECTROANALGESIA; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; STRETCHING EXERCISE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VAGINAL BURNING SENSATION; VULVA DISEASE; VULVA PAIN; VULVAR DISCOMFORT; VULVODYNIA;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); DYSPAREUNIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT SELECTION; PELVIC FLOOR; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VULVAR VESTIBULITIS;

EID: 57749204789     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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