Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation and conditioned pain modulation influence the perception of pain in humans

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1539-1546

  Liebano, R E ^a   Vance, C G ^b   Rakel, B A ^c   Lee, J E ^b   Cooper, N A ^b   Marchand, S ^d   Walsh, D M ^e   Sluka, K A ^b  

^a MASTERS AND DOCTORAL PROGRAMS IN PHYSICAL THERAPY   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALGOMETRY; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONDITIONED PAIN MODULATION; FEMALE; HEAT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY STIMULATION; SKIN PAIN; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PERCEPTION; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892822706     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1532-2149.2013.00328.x     Document Type: Article

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