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. 2016 Jul;29(3):202-4.

doi: 10.3344/kjp.2016.29.3.202. Epub 2016 Jul 1.

Inverse Electrode Placement May Help to Improve Electrotherapeutic Effects in the Field of Chronic Pain Management

Sukumar Shanmugam¹

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PMID: 27413488
PMCID: PMC4942651
DOI: 10.3344/kjp.2016.29.3.202

Inverse Electrode Placement May Help to Improve Electrotherapeutic Effects in the Field of Chronic Pain Management

Sukumar Shanmugam. Korean J Pain. 2016 Jul.

. 2016 Jul;29(3):202-4.

doi: 10.3344/kjp.2016.29.3.202. Epub 2016 Jul 1.

Author

Sukumar Shanmugam¹

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¹ Department of Neuro-Physiotherapy, Nitte Institute of Physiotherapy, Karnataka, India.

PMID: 27413488
PMCID: PMC4942651
DOI: 10.3344/kjp.2016.29.3.202

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Fig. 1 — Fig. 1. Characteristics of chronic pain and its clinical manifestation.

Fig. 2 — Fig. 2. Schematic representation of spreading of action potentials from cathode pole placed over the spine level.

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