Chinese Journal of Dermatology ›› 2023, Vol. 56 ›› Issue (1): 86-89.doi: 10.35541/cjd.20200580

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Application status of electrical stimulation and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in postherpetic neuralgia

Yang Yufeng, Li Yanhong, Wang Yuhui, Yan Runrun, Sun Wenjuan, Duan Yifei, Li Yan   

  1. Department of Rehabilitation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Hebei University of Chinese Medicine, Shijiazhuang 050011, China
  • Received:2020-06-12 Revised:2021-03-10 Online:2023-01-15 Published:2023-01-03
  • Contact: Li Yanhong E-mail:lyhputaoshula@163.com
  • Supported by:
    National Traditional Chinese Medicine Clinical Special Technology Inheritance Talent Training Project(Department of Personnel and Education, National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine [2019] No.91)

Abstract: 【Abstract】 For the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia, drugs have always played a major but unsatisfactory role. As auxiliary or alternative therapies for postherpetic neuralgia, non-pharmacological interventions, such as electrical stimulation and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation, not only have shown favorable efficacy, but also can decrease adverse reactions to drugs with high safety and patient acceptance, and are benificial for management of patients with postherpetic neuralgia.

Key words: Neuralgia, postherpetic, Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation, Transcranial magnetic stimulation, Spinal cord stimulation