Pain Suppression by Transcutaneous Electronic Stimulation
- 1 March 1974
- journal article
- Published by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering
- Vol. BME-21 (2) , 81-88
- https://doi.org/10.1109/tbme.1974.324292
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
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