Treating low back pain with combined cerebral and peripheral electrical stimulation: A randomized, double-blind, factorial clinical trial

European Journal of Pain (United Kingdom)

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 1132-1143

  Hazime, F A ^a,b   Baptista, A F ^c   de Freitas, D G ^d   Monteiro, R L ^b,e   Maretto, R L ^d   Hasue, R H ^b   Joao S M A ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PIAUÍ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^d IRMANDADE DA SANTA CASA DE MISERICÓRDIA DE SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF AMAPÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BRAZIL; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTRODE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FACTORIAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDER; MOTOR CORTEX; NAUSEA; NECK PAIN; NERVE STIMULATOR; NEUROMODULATION; NUMERIC RATING SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN; PAIN INTENSITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERIPHERAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCALP PAIN; SKIN REDNESS; SKIN TINGLING; SOMNOLENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; BRAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BRAIN; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MOTOR CORTEX; PAIN MANAGEMENT; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

EID: 85023165592     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ejp.1037     Document Type: Article

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