Journal
PAIN MEDICINE
Volume 21, Issue -, Pages S3-S5Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/pm/pnaa165
Keywords
History; Peripheral Nerve Stimulation; Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation; Neuromodulation
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- SPR Therapeutics, Inc.
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Objective. To present a history of the development of peripheral nerve stimulation. Methods. Narrative literature review. Results. Peripheral nerve stimulation has a history stretching from Scribonius Largus and eels in Mesopotamia to Michael Farady's discovery in London, the German-English physician Julius Althaus's application of electricity to a peripheral nerve, the sensational Electreat in the United States, to the application by Wall and Sweet of the gate theory proposed by Melzack and Wall to specialized neurosurgeons. Conclusions. This is now a modern field in clinical neuroscience and medicine with improved technology, renewed interest by a diverse range of specialties, and accessibility with ultrasound.
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