Threshold Electric Skin Sensitivity Fluctuations in Pregnancy, Labor and Puerperium.

Abstract

Introduction Introduction Methods Results Discussion References The Threshold Electric Skin Sensitivity (TESS) was intensively investigated by many researchers during the past 100 years and a good survey of the previous literature is discussed in the work of Notermans, 1966 [8]. He used square wave constant current stimulus and tried to determine how many variables could have an influence on the skin sensitivity to electric stimulation. He found nearly constant pain threshold when measured in the same individual over a course of time. Schumacher et al, 1940 [12] measuring threshold sensitivity to heat stimulation in an earlier study came to the same conclusion. On the contrary, Lanier, 1943 [6] found that the threshold sensitivity to electric skin stimulation could vary considerab ...