Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Mar 1999
Randomized Controlled Trial Clinical TrialTranscutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: nonparallel antinociceptive effects on chronic clinical pain and acute experimental pain.
To investigate to what extent a single 60-minute session of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) would modify chronic clinical pain, acute experimental pain, and the flexion reflex evoked in chronic low back pain patients. ⋯ The same TENS protocol had different degrees of antinociceptive influence on chronic and acute pain in chronic low back pain patients.
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Arch Phys Med Rehabil · Mar 1999
Case ReportsMeralgia paresthetica secondary to limb length discrepancy: case report.
Meralgia paresthetica consists of pain and dysthesia in the lateral thigh caused by entrapment of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (L2-L3) underneath the inguinal ligament. Abdominal distension, tight clothing, and hip hyperextension are all described causes of this condition. To our knowledge this has never been attributed to a limb length discrepancy. ⋯ There was continuing pain without and with the lift in the right shoe but no pain or numbness with the lift in left shoe. It was concluded that the limb length discrepancy was responsible for the meralgia paresthetica. Pertinent literature and possible pathomechanics are discussed.