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University of California San Diego
Publishes on Pain Mechanisms and Treatments, Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research, Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation. 310 papers and 40k citations.
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In eight patients with intense chronic cutaneous pain, sensory nerves or roots. supplying the painful area were stimulated. Square-wave 0.1-millisecond pulses at 100 cycles per second were applied, and the voltage was raised until the patient reported tingling in the area. During this stimulation, pressure on previously sensitive areas failed to evoke pain. Four patients, who had diseases of their peripheral nerves, experienced relief of their pain for more than half an hour after stimulation for 2 minutes.
Pain: June 1988 - Volume 33 - Issue 3 - p 289-290 doi: 10.1016/0304-3959(88)90286-2