Neuromodulatory treatments for chronic pain: Efficacy and mechanisms

Nature Reviews Neurology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 167-178

  Jensen, Mark P ^a   Day, Melissa A ^a   Miró, Jordi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ATTENTION; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EMOTION; HYPNOSIS; MEDITATION; NEUROFEEDBACK; NEUROMODULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

AUTOGENIC TRAINING; BRAIN; CHRONIC PAIN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; HUMANS; MEDITATION; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PAIN MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84895926383     PISSN: 17594758     EISSN: 17594766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nrneurol.2014.12     Document Type: Review

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