A randomized, controlled, double-blind pilot study of the effects of cranial electrical stimulation on activity in brain pain processing regions in individuals with fibromyalgia

Explore: The Journal of Science and Healing

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 32-40

  Taylor, Ann Gill ^a   Anderson, Joel G ^a   Riedel, Shannon L ^a   Lewis, Janet E ^b   Bourguignon, Cheryl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

brain; cranial electrical stimulation; fibromyalgia; fMRI; pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRANIAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION DEVICE; CRANIAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION THERAPY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; HUMAN; MALE; NERVE STIMULATOR; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; FIBROMYALGIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN;

EID: 84872019005     PISSN: 15508307     EISSN: 18787541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.explore.2012.10.006     Document Type: Article

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