Can We "Predict" Long-Term Outcome for Ambulatory Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation in Patients with Chronic Pain?

Pain Practice

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 256-264

  Köke, Albère J ^a,b,c   Smeets, Rob J E M ^b,c   Perez, Roberto S ^d   Kessels, Alphons ^a   Winkens, Bjorn ^c   van Kleef, Maarten ^a   Patijn, Jacob ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Adelante centre of expertise in rehabilitation   (Netherlands)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal diseases; Outcomes; Predictors; Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DISABILITY; EXPECTATION; FAILED BACK SURGERY SYNDROME; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN SEVERITY; PHANTOM PAIN; POSTHERPETIC NEURALGIA; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RADICULOPATHY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; SECONDARY HEADACHE; SPINAL PAIN; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; CATASTROPHIZING; CONTROL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CATASTROPHIZATION; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LOGISTIC MODELS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NECK PAIN; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SELF EFFICACY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84924246666     PISSN: 15307085     EISSN: 15332500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/papr.12162     Document Type: Article

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