Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for treatment of spinal cord injury neuropathic pain

Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-94

  Norrbrink, Cecilia ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

High frequency; Low frequency; Neuropathic pain; Pain; Pain intensity; Pain relief; Rehabilitation; SCI; Spinal cord injury; TENS; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

HIGH FREQUENCY; LOW FREQUENCY; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PAIN; PAIN INTENSITY; PAIN RELIEF; REHABILITATION; SCI; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TENS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION;

DOSIMETRY; FREQUENCY MODULATION;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COPING BEHAVIOR; DIATHERMY; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MOOD; MUSCLE SPASM; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SELF CARE; SLEEP TIME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 65949087005     PISSN: 07487711     EISSN: 07487711     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1682/JRRD.2008.04.0051     Document Type: Article

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