Pain relief in women with fibromyalgia: A cross-over study of superficial warmth stimulation and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 557-562

  Löfgren, Monika ^a   Norrbrink, Cecilia ^a  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Heat; Pain; Pain alleviation; Physical therapy; Physiotherapy; TENS; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; Treatment; Warmth

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCALE UP; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; ADULT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEAT; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67649108779     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0371     Document Type: Article

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