The influence of surface EMG-triggered multichannel electrical stimulation on sensomotoric recovery in patients with lumbar disc herniation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial (RECO)

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[2] Diepers M(2000)Electrical stimulation: a reflection on current clinical practices Assist Technol 12 21-32

[3] Weiss C(2004)Treatment of lumbar disc herniation: epidural steroid injection compared with discectomy. A prospective, randomized study J Bone Joint Surg Am 86-A 670-9

[4] Thomé C(1990)EuroQol--a new facility for the measurement of health-related quality of life Health Policy 16 199-208

[5] Bertoti DB(2016)IL-1β/HMGB1 signalling promotes the inflammatory cytokines release via TLR signalling in human intervertebral disc cells Biosci Rep 36 e00379-8

[6] Buttermann GR(2012)Control of post-thoracotomy pain by transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: effect on serum cytokine levels, visual analogue scale, pulmonary function and medication Eur J Cardiothor Surg. 41 861-8

[7] Group EuroQol(2012)Single session of brief electrical stimulation immediately following crush injury enhances functional recovery of rat facial nerve J Rehabil Res Dev 49 451-20

[8] Fang F(2006)painDETECT: a new screening questionnaire to identify neuropathic components in patients with back pain Curr Med Res Opin 22 1911-310

[9] Jiang D(2016)Electrical stimulation to enhance axon regeneration after peripheral nerve injuries in animal models and humans Neurotherapeutics 13 295-95

[10] Fiorelli A(2013)The prognosis of self-reported paresthesia and weakness in disc-related sciatica Eur Spine J 22 2488-6

[1] Barth M(2008)Two-year outcome after lumbar microdiscectomy versus microscopic sequestrectomy: part 2: radiographic evaluation and correlation with clinical outcome Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 33 273-9

[2] Diepers M(2000)Electrical stimulation: a reflection on current clinical practices Assist Technol 12 21-32

[3] Weiss C(2004)Treatment of lumbar disc herniation: epidural steroid injection compared with discectomy. A prospective, randomized study J Bone Joint Surg Am 86-A 670-9

[4] Thomé C(1990)EuroQol--a new facility for the measurement of health-related quality of life Health Policy 16 199-208

[5] Bertoti DB(2016)IL-1β/HMGB1 signalling promotes the inflammatory cytokines release via TLR signalling in human intervertebral disc cells Biosci Rep 36 e00379-8

[6] Buttermann GR(2012)Control of post-thoracotomy pain by transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: effect on serum cytokine levels, visual analogue scale, pulmonary function and medication Eur J Cardiothor Surg. 41 861-8

[7] Group EuroQol(2012)Single session of brief electrical stimulation immediately following crush injury enhances functional recovery of rat facial nerve J Rehabil Res Dev 49 451-20

[8] Fang F(2006)painDETECT: a new screening questionnaire to identify neuropathic components in patients with back pain Curr Med Res Opin 22 1911-310

[9] Jiang D(2016)Electrical stimulation to enhance axon regeneration after peripheral nerve injuries in animal models and humans Neurotherapeutics 13 295-95

[10] Fiorelli A(2013)The prognosis of self-reported paresthesia and weakness in disc-related sciatica Eur Spine J 22 2488-6