Long-term depression of spinal nociception and pain in man: Influence of varying stimulation parameters

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 161-170

  Jung, Kerstin ^a,b   Rottmann, Silke ^b   Ellrich, Jens ^a  

^a Department of Health Science and Technology   (Denmark)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Concentric electrode; Electrical low frequency stimulation; Pain memory; Pain perception; Plasticity; Spinal system

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HAND; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM DEPRESSION; MALE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHYSICS; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SPINE; STIMULUS RESPONSE;

ADULT; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; SPINE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149350442     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.04.001     Document Type: Article

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