Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation in modulation of pain of tender points in syndrome fibromyalgia: case study

The Fibromyalgia is a syndrome of pain and chronic diffuse, characterized by the presence of at least 11 of 18 points called anatomically specific tender points, painful on palpation. As the pain diffuse the main symptom of fibromyalgia. The current treatment is focused mainly to the reduction of sy...

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Main Authors: Isabel Mara Magalhães Roriz, Maria do Socorro Quintino Farias, Geórgia Guimarães Barros, Teresa Maria da Silva Câmara, Cristiano Teles de Sousa, Vasco Pinheiro Diógenes Basto
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Universidade Estadual do Sudoeste da Bahia 2008-01-01
Series:Revista Saúde.com
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Online Access:http://www.uesb.br/revista/rsc/v4/v4n2a08.pdf