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Expert Opinion / Commentary · March 11, 2015

TENS: Potential Treatment in Chronic Post-Herpetic Neuralgia

Robert Bonakdar MD, FAAFP, FACN

 

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  1. Somers DL, Clemente FR. Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation for the management of neuropathic pain: the effects of frequency and electrode position on prevention of allodynia in a rat model of complex regional pain syndrome type II. Phys Ther. 2006;86(5):698-709.
  2. Gossrau G, Wähner M, Kuschke M, et al. Microcurrent transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation in painful diabetic neuropathy: a randomized placebo-controlled study. Pain Med. 2011;12(6):953-960.
  3. Ing MR, Hellreich PD, Johnson DW, Chen JJ. Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Post-Herpetic Neuralgia [published online ahead of print January 20, 2015]. Int J Dermatol. DOI: 10.1111/ijd.12385.

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