The effect of low-frequency TENS in the treatment of neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury

Spinal Cord

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 334-337

  Celik, E C ^a   Erhan, B ^a   Gunduz, B ^a   Lakse, E ^b  

^a ISTANBUL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Low frequency TENS; Neuropathic pain; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PARAPLEGIA; PLACEBO EFFECT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRIPLEGIA; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84878307270     PISSN: 13624393     EISSN: 14765624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sc.2012.159     Document Type: Article

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