Differential effects of subcutaneous electrical stimulation (SQS) and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) in rodent models of chronic neuropathic or inflammatory pain

Neuromodulation

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 328-335

  Vera Portocarrero, Louis P ^a   Cordero, Toni ^a   Billstrom, Tina ^a   Swearingen, Kim ^a   Wacnik, Paul W ^a   Johanek, Lisa M ^a  

^a MEDTRONIC INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Inflammatory pain; neuropathic pain; peripheral nerve stimulation; transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LEAD;

ALLODYNIA; ANALGESIC ACTIVITY; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; COLD SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRICAL PARAMETERS; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HYPERALGESIA; HYPERSENSITIVITY; IMPLANTABLE NEUROSTIMULATOR; INFLAMMATION; INFLAMMATORY PAIN; MALE; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RAT; RISK REDUCTION; RODENT; SKIN; SUBCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION;

INFLAMMATORY PAIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; PERIPHERAL NERVE STIMULATION; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MYOSITIS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SCIATIC NEUROPATHY; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION;

EID: 84886949303     PISSN: 10947159     EISSN: 15251403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ner.12037     Document Type: Article

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