Pain Treatment by Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) A Practical Manual
Abundant evidence indicates that TENS can be used effectively to alleviate certain pain syndromes. For patients suffering from chronic musculo-skeletal pain in particular, TENS offers an alternative means of pain management. This book addresses the need among physiotherapists for a practical manual...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
1988, 1988
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1988 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 The Neurophysiology of Pain
- Pain Receptors
- Pain Nerves
- Dermatomes and Myotomes
- Transmission in the Spinal Cord
- Ascending Pathways
- Pain from Different Organ Systems
- Physiological Mechanisms of Pain Control
- 2 Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- General Principles for the Use of TENS
- Indications for the Use of TENS
- General Characteristics of TENS Units
- Conventional High-Frequency TENS
- Alternative Modes of TENS
- The Neural Mechanisms of TENS in Alleviating Pain
- Electrodes and Electrode Placements
- Side Effects and Counterindications of TENS
- 3 TENS in Different Pain Syndromes
- Post-operative Pain
- Neck and Shoulder Pain
- Low Back Pain
- Arthritic Pain
- Pain in the Chest
- Fracture Pain
- Deafferentation Pain
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Central Pain
- Phantom Pain
- Vascular Pain
- Headaches
- Dental Pain
- Cancer Pain
- Dysmenorrhea
- Labour Pain
- Bladder Pain
- Pancreatic Pain
- Psychogenic Pain
- 4 Additio