title: Electrical stimulation of peripheral and central pathways for the relief of musculoskeletal pain.
abstract: One method for the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal pain involves stimulation of the peripheral or central nervous system. Such stimulation includes transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, dorsal column stimulation, and deep brain stimulation. This review discusses the clinical use of electrical stimulation for the relief of musculoskeletal pain, and describes the results of studies conducted in our laboratory suggesting that such stimulation reduces pain transmission along sensory-discriminative pathways.
authors.affiliation: Faculté de médecine dentaire, Université de Montréal, Québec, Canada.
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Bushnell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Marchand
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tremblay
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Duncan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D006801:Humans; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D059408:Pain Management; D004561:Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation