An investigation of the development of analgesic tolerance to TENS in humans

Pain

Volumn 152, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 335-342

  Liebano, Richard E ^a   Rakel, Barbara ^b   Vance, Carol G T ^c   Walsh, Deirdre M ^d   Sluka, Kathleen A ^c  

^a MASTERS AND DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Pain measurement; Pain threshold; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TEMPORAL SUMMATION; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PLACEBO EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78651479394     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2010.10.040     Document Type: Article

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