Quantification of the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation with functional magnetic resonance imaging: A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled study

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1160-1165

  Kara, Murat ^a   Özçakar, Levent ^a   Gökçay, Didem ^b   Özçelik, Erol ^c   Yörübulut, Mehmet ^d   Güneri, Sinem ^a   Kaymak, Bayram ^a   Akinci, Ayşen ^a   Çetin, Alp ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ATILIM UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d Primer Imaging Center   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Magnetic resonance imaging; Rehabilitation; Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MOTOR CORTEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; ULNAR NERVE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 77955623495     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.04.023     Document Type: Article

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