Lowering of Sensory, Motor, and Pain-Tolerance Thresholds With Burst Duration Using Kilohertz-Frequency Alternating Current Electric Stimulation: Part II

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 90, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1619-1627

  Ward, Alex R ^a   Chuen, Wendy Lee Hung ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Electric stimulation; Pain threshold; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR UNIT; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; THERAPY EFFECT;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TORQUE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69549113152     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.02.022     Document Type: Article

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