Effects of visual illusion and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation on neuropathic pain in patients with spinal cord injury: A randomised controlled cross-over trial

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 709-719

  Özkul, Çaʇla ^a   Kilinç, Muhammed ^b   Yildirim, Sibel Aksu ^b   Topçuoʇlu, Elif Yalçin ^c   Akyüz, Müfit ^c  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ANKARA PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION EDUCATION AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Neuropathic pain; physical therapy; transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; visual illusion

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRIEF PAIN INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DOULEUR NEUROPATHIQUE AND 4 SCALE; ELECTRODE IMPLANT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPATHIC PAIN; NEUROPATHIC PAIN SCALE; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN INTENSITY; PAIN PARAMETERS; PAIN QUALITY; PAIN SEVERITY; PRETEST POSTTEST CONTROL GROUP DESIGN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPINAL CORD INJURY; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; VISUAL ILLUSION; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; CHRONIC PAIN; COMPLICATION; DEVICES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FOLLOW UP; ILLUSION; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTOR; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL NERVE STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; ILLUSIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURALGIA; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; TIME FACTORS; TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRIC NERVE STIMULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84954467582     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: 18786324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-140573     Document Type: Article

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