Josimari Melo DeSantana

Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation on Pain, Pain Sensitivity, and Function in People With Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Carol Vance, Barbara A. Rakel, Nicole Petsas Blodgett et al. · Physical Therapy · 2012 · 178 citations · Full text

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery +17

Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation at both high and low frequencies activates ventrolateral periaqueductal grey to decrease mechanical hyperalgesia in arthritic rats

Josimari Melo DeSantana, L.F.S. Da Silva, Maria Aparecida de Resende et al. · Neuroscience · 2009 · 158 citations

Nursing, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +17

Hypoalgesic Effect of the Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation Following Inguinal Herniorrhaphy: A Randomized, Controlled Trial

Josimari Melo DeSantana, Valter Joviniano Santana‐Filho, Danilo Ribeiro Guerra et al. · Journal of Pain · 2008 · 88 citations

Medicine, Neurology, Surgery +4

Modulation Between High- and Low-Frequency Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation Delays the Development of Analgesic Tolerance in Arthritic Rats

Josimari Melo DeSantana, Valter Joviniano Santana‐Filho, Kathleen A. Sluka · Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · 2008 · 79 citations · Full text

Nursing, Neuroscience, Pharmacology +17

Activation of NMDA Receptors in the Brainstem, Rostral Ventromedial Medulla, and Nucleus Reticularis Gigantocellularis Mediates Mechanical Hyperalgesia Produced by Repeated Intramuscular Injections of Acidic Saline in Rats

Luís F. da Silva, Josimari Melo DeSantana, Kathleen A. Sluka · Journal of Pain · 2009 · 77 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Neurobiology, Neuroscience +16