Effects of spatially targeted transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation using an electrode array that measures skin resistance on pain and mobility in patients with osteoarthritis in the knee: A randomized controlled trial

Pain

Volumn 153, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 373-381

  Kolen, Alexander F ^a   De Nijs, Ron N J ^b   Wagemakers, Femke M ^a   Meier, Anna J L ^c   Johnson, Mark I ^d,e  

^a PHILIPS RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (Netherlands)

^b ELKERLIEK HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c MÁXIMA MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e Leeds Pallium Research Group   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

6 Minute walk test; Electrode array; Knee osteoarthritis; Pain; Range of movement; Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WALKING;

AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84855955676     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: 18726623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pain.2011.10.033     Document Type: Article

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