Combining Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation to Relieve Persistent Pain in a Patient Suffering from Complex Regional Pain Syndrome: A Case Report.

Francis HoudeMarie-Philippe HarveyPierre-François Tremblay LabrecqueFrancis LamarcheAlexandra LefebvreGuillaume Leonard

Published in: Journal of pain research (2020)

Our results suggest that combining tDCS and TENS could be a therapeutic strategy worth investigating further to relieve pain in chronic CRPS patients. Future studies should examine the efficacy of combined tDCS and TENS treatments in CRPS patients, and other chronic pain conditions, with special attention to the cumulative and long-term effects and its effect on function and quality of life.

Keyphrases

chronic pain
transcranial direct current stimulation
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
pain management
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
neuropathic pain
patient reported outcomes
spinal cord
spinal cord injury
current status
drug induced