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Pain: theories and a new approach to treatment

Coffey et al., 1982

Document ID: 5450377132921324590
Author: Coffey G; Mahon M
Publication year: 1982
Publication venue: Journal of the National Medical Association

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Various theories of pain are reviewed in an attempt to understand its mode of action. The therapeutic effects of a new, noninvasive form of treating pain, utilizing electrical units which selectively stimulate the sensory nerves, are discussed. Patients with pain of varying …

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