• DocumentCode
    1204187
  • Title

    Pain Suppression by Transcutaneous Electronic Stimulation

  • Author

    Burton, Charles ; Maurer, Donald D.

  • Author_Institution
    Department of Neurosurgery, Temple University Health Sciences Center, Philadelphia, Pa. 19140.
  • Issue
    2
  • fYear
    1974
  • fDate
    3/1/1974 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    81
  • Lastpage
    88
  • Abstract
    Electrical stimulation applied to the skin has been observed to relieve pain. Although transcutaneous nerve stimulation devices are quite simple, certain constraints must be met, particularly in electrode design, in order to maximize effectiveness.
  • Keywords
    Distributed control; Electrical stimulation; Electrodes; Galvanizing; Nervous system; Neurosurgery; Pain; Psychology; Skin; Testing; Electric Stimulation; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Humans; Pain; Skin;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9294
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TBME.1974.324292
  • Filename
    4120737
    • Link To Document
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