Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 8 , Pages 1036-1041 , August 2007

Lowering of Sensory, Motor, and Pain-Tolerance Thresholds With Burst Duration Using Kilohertz-Frequency Alternating Current Electric Stimulation

  • Alex R. Ward, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Physiology and Anatomy, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Alex R. Ward, PhD, Dept of Human Physiology and Anatomy, Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University, Victoria, 3086, Australia
    • ,
  • Stacey Lucas-Toumbourou, MPH

      Affiliations

    • School of Physiotherapy, La Trobe University, Victoria, Australia.

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 Supported by the Faculty of Health Sciences, La Trobe University.

 No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)00297-3

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.04.009

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 8 , Pages 1036-1041 , August 2007

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