An Investigation of the Hypoalgesic Effects of TENS Delivered by a Glove Electrode

Journal of Pain

Volumn 10, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 694-701

  Cowan, Stephen ^a   McKenna, Joanne ^a   McCrum Gardner, Evie ^a   Johnson, Mark I ^b,c   Sluka, Kathleen A ^d   Walsh, Deirdre M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Leeds Pallium Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

electrodes; pressure pain threshold; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; GLOVE ELECTRODE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOALGESIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARM; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; FOREARM; HAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRESSURE; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67049092881     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2008.12.004     Document Type: Article

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