Activating endogenous visceral pain modulation: A comparison of heterotopic stimulation methods in healthy controls

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 836-842

  Wilder Smith, Clive H ^a,b   Song, Guanghui ^a   Yeoh, Khay Guan ^a   Ho, Khek Yu ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b Brain Gut Research Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Diffuse noxious inhibitory controls DNIC; Endogenous pain modulation; Irritable Bowel Syndrome; Pain inhibition; Visceral pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOOT PAIN; HAND; HUMAN; INTESTINE DISTENSION; MALE; MODULATION; NERVE STIMULATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECTAL PAIN; VISCERAL PAIN; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BALLOON DILATATION; COLD TEMPERATURE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ENEMA; FEMALE; FOOT; HAND; HUMANS; IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRESSURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECTUM; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67949103375     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.09.015     Document Type: Article

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