Randomized Double-Blind Sham-Controlled Crossover Study of Short-Term Effect of Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Neuropathic Pain

Pain Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1515-1522

  Raphael, Jon H ^a   Raheem, Tarek A ^a   Southall, Jane L ^b   Bennett, Alan ^c   Ashford, Robert L ^a   Williams, Sharon ^c  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b RUSSELLS HALL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c Kidderminster Treatment Centre   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic Pain; CRPS; Neuromodulation; Neuropathic Pain; Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (PENS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGOMETRY; ARTICLE; CHRONIC CERVICAL PAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; INFLAMMATORY NEUROPATHIC PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEURALGIA; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NUMERICAL RATING SCALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; POST HERPETIC NEURALGIA; POSTTRAUMATIC NEUROPATHIC PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHAM PROCEDURE; SURGICAL SCAR PAIN; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 80255130603     PISSN: 15262375     EISSN: 15264637     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1526-4637.2011.01215.x     Document Type: Article

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