A comparison of the analgesic efficacy of medium-frequency alternating current and TENS

Physiotherapy

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 280-288

  Ward, Alex R ^a   Lucas Toumbourou, Stacey ^a   McCarthy, Brigid ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cold pain; Experimental pain; Hypoalgesia; Transcutaneous nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURST MODULATED MEDIUM FREQUENCY ALTERNATING CURRENT; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD SENSATION; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROANALGESIA; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANALGESIA; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; COLD TEMPERATURE; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 75349102863     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.06.005     Document Type: Article

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