Preoperative transcranial direct current stimulation: Exploration of a novel strategy to enhance neuroplasticity before surgery to control postoperative pain. A randomized sham-controlled study.

Preoperative transcranial direct current stimulation: Exploration of a novel strategy to enhance neuroplasticity before surgery to control postoperative pain. A randomized sham-controlled study.

An imbalance in the excitatory/inhibitory systems in the pain networks may explain the persistent chronic pain after hallux valgus surgery. Thus, to contra-regulate this dysfunction, the use of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) becomes attractive.We tested the hypothesis that two preope...

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Main Authors: Hugo Ribeiro, Ricardo Bertol Sesterhenn, Andressa de Souza, Ana Claudia de Souza, Monique Alves, Jessica Catarina Machado, Nathalia Bofill Burger, Iraci Lucena da Silva Torres, Luciana Cadore Stefani, Felipe Fregni, Wolnei Caumo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5708693?pdf=render

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