Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Phantom Pain and Stump Pain in Adult Amputees

Pain Practice

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 289-296

  Mulvey, Matthew R ^a,b   Radford, Helen E ^b,c   Fawkner, Helen J ^a,b   Hirst, Lynn ^c   Neumann, Vera ^c   Johnson, Mark I ^a,b  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Leeds Pallium Research Group   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Analgesia; Neuralgia; Phantom limb pain; Prosthesis embodiment; Stump; Stump pain; Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISABLED PERSON; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHANTOM PAIN; PILOT STUDY; RATING SCALE; STUMP PAIN; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION;

AGED; AMPUTEES; ELECTRODES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOVEMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PHANTOM LIMB; REST; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875953421     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1533-2500.2012.00593.x     Document Type: Article

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