Anti-inflammatory effects of electronic signal treatment

Pain Physician

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 891-907

  Odell Jr , Robert H ^a   Sorgnard, Richard E ^b  

^a New Vision Pain Management   (United States)

^b Morhea Technologies LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Anti inflammatory effects; cAMP; Chronic pain; Electroanalgesia; Electronic signal treatment (EST); Immune system; Inflammation; Membrane repair and stabilization; Neurogenic inflammation; NSAIDs; Oscillo torsional effect; Pain care management; Steroids

Indexed keywords

BRADYKININ; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CYCLIC AMP; CYCLOOXYGENASE 1; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2; CYCLOSPORIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 6; LEUKOTRIENE; NERVE GROWTH FACTOR; NITRIC OXIDE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PHOSPHOLIPASE A2; PROSTAGLANDIN E2; PROTON; ROFECOXIB; STEROID; SUBSTANCE P; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; VALDECOXIB; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; APPETITE; AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE; AVASCULAR NECROSIS; BIOFILTRATION; BLOOD FLOW; BONE NECROSIS; CAPILLARY PERMEABILITY; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; CELL MIGRATION; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CORTICOSTEROID INDUCED MYOPATHY; CORTICOSTEROID INDUCED OSTEOPOROSIS; CUSHING SYNDROME; DEPRESSION; DIFFUSION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ERUPTION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG SAFETY; DRY SKIN; DUODENUM ULCER; ECCHYMOSIS; EDEMA; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROANALGESIA; ELECTRONIC SIGNAL TREATMENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; ENZYME INHIBITION; ERYTHEMA; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; FACILITATION; FLUID RETENTION; FLUSHING; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HEART DEATH; HEART DISEASE; HEART FAILURE; HEART INFARCTION; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INFECTION RESISTANCE; INFLAMMATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; ION TRANSPORT; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIPOMATOSIS; MECHANICAL TORSION; MEDIATOR RELEASE; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MENTAL HEALTH; METABOLISM; MICTURITION DISORDER; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOLOGIC FRACTURE; PATIENT SAFETY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PETECHIA; PH; REVIEW; SIDE EFFECT; SKIN ALLERGY; SODIUM RETENTION; STEVENS JOHNSON SYNDROME; STOMACH HEMORRHAGE; STOMACH IRRITATION; STOMACH ULCER; THERAPY EFFECT; TISSUE NECROSIS; TORQUE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; URTICARIA; VASODILATATION; VIBRATION; VISUAL DISORDER; WEIGHT GAIN; WOUND HEALING IMPAIRMENT; XERODERMA; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTRONICS; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL NERVE; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; HUMANS; INFLAMMATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROGENIC INFLAMMATION; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVES;

EID: 64049092354     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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