The effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on spasticity

Physical Therapy Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 201-208

  Miller, Linda ^a   Mattison, Paul ^a   Paul, Lorna ^b   Wood, Leslie ^c  

^a Ayrshire Central Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Faculty of Health and Life Sciences   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

NEUROLOGY; SPASTICITY; TENS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874027557     PISSN: 10833196     EISSN: 1743288X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/108331905X68565     Document Type: Article

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