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Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Techniques For Chronic Pain, Neil E. O'Connell, Louise Marston, Sally Spencer, Lorraine H. Desouza, Benedict M. Wand
Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Techniques For Chronic Pain, Neil E. O'Connell, Louise Marston, Sally Spencer, Lorraine H. Desouza, Benedict M. Wand
Physiotherapy Papers and Journal Articles
Stimulating the brain without surgery in the management of chronic pain in adults
Bottom line: There is a lack of high-quality evidence to support or refute the effectiveness of non-invasive brain stimulation techniques for chronic pain.
Background: Electrical stimulation of the brain has been used to address a variety of painful conditions. Various devices are available that can electrically stimulate the brain without the need for surgery or any invasive treatment. There are five main treatment types: repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in which the brain is stimulated by a coil applied to the scalp, cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) in …