Electrical stimulation in the treatment of the painful hand.
Fifty patients with painful hands due to inflammation, trauma, or surgery were treated by means of a Neurogar nerve stimulator. In 82% of the cases the results were satisfactory. Early physiotherapy was possible, and yielded best recovery and healing.
D000673:Amputation, Traumatic / Q000601:surgery; D004558:Electric Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D006230:Hand Injuries / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D012092:Replantation