Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulator trial may be used as a screening tool prior to spinal cord stimulator implantation

Pain

Volumn 150, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 327-331

  Mathew, Leena ^a   Winfree, Christopher ^a   Miller Saultz, Debra ^a   Sonty, Nomita ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Failed Back Surgery Syndrome; Spinal cord stimulator (SCS) trial; Transcutaneous electrical Stimulator (TENS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; SCREENING TEST; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77955305802     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.05.018     Document Type: Article

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