Transcutaneous mechanical vibrations: analgesic effect and antinociceptive mechanisms
Tardy-Gervet, M.F.; Guieu, R.; Ribot-Ciscar, E.; Roll, J.P.
Revue Neurologique (Paris) 149(3): 177-185
1993
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-3787 PMID: 8235209 Document Number: 408492
Although vibration has been used empirically for a long time in medicine, it was only about ten years ago that it began to be investigated scientifically. In the first part of this paper, we review the main data showing that vibratory stimulations can relieve both acute and chronic pain. In the second part, we consider the mechanisms responsible for the observe analgesic effects and discuss the nature of the sensory receptors involved and the effects of their activation on the triggering of central pain control systems.