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Breathing-controlled Electrical Stimulation (BreEStim) for Management of Neuropathic Pain and Spasticity
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Breathing-controlled Electrical Stimulation (BreEStim) for Management of Neuropathic Pain and Spasticity
January 10th, 2013
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Sheng Li1,2,3
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Summary
The purpose is to present a new method, breathing-control electrical stimulation (BreEStim) for management of neuropathic pain and spasticity.
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Breathing-controlled Electrical Stimulation BreEStim Neuropathic Pain Spasticity Electrical Stimulation EStim Clinical Settings Voluntary Breathing Physiological Interactions Single-pulse Electrical Stimulus Target Area Airflow Rate Clinical Efficacy Post-stroke Finger Flexor Spasticity Spinal Cord InjuryRelated Videos
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