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electroanalgesia

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electroanalgesia /elec·tro·an·al·ge·sia/ (-an″al-je´ze-ah) the reduction of pain by electrical stimulation of a peripheral nerve or the dorsal column of the spinal cord.
e·lec·tro·an·al·ge·sia (-lktr-nl-jzh)
n.
Analgesia that is induced by the passage of an electric current.

electroanalgesia
[ilek′trō·an′əljē′sē·ə]
the use of an electric current to relieve pain. See also transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation.

electroanalgesia
the reduction of pain by electrical stimulation of a peripheral nerve or the dorsal column of the spinal cord.


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If concurrent interventions (eg, electroanalgesia and medication) were provided to the experimental and control groups, these interventions were included.
Previous workers (57-59) have found that this technique can reduce sham electroanalgesia.
However, the QTF guidelines6 do not differentiate between electroanalgesia and TENS.
 
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