Microcurrent transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation in painful diabetic neuropathy: A randomized placebo-controlled study

Pain Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 953-960

  Gossrau, Gudrun ^a   Wähner, Michael ^a   Kuschke, Marion ^a   Konrad, Birgit ^b   Reichmann, Heinz ^c   Wiedemann, Bärbel ^d   Sabatowski, Rainer ^a,e  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b University Physical Therapy Center and Department of Orthopedics   (Germany)

^c Department of Neurology ^*  (Germany)

^d Institute of Medical Informatics and Biometrics   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DRESDEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Neuropathic Pain; Painful Diabetic Neuropathy; TENS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; MICROCURRENT TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 79959278494     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01140.x     Document Type: Article

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