[Treatment of chronic pain syndromes by transcutaneous stimulation. Preliminary results. A propos of 40 cases].

The study of the effect of transcutanous stimulations shows that 40% of the patients suffering of chronic pain can be relieved or greatly improved by this technic. The best results are obtained with peripheral nerves lesions. On the contrary no results are observed with malignancies or facial pain. This way of stimulation is easy to develop and does not imply any danger for the patient. It can be used as a test prior to percutanous stimulation or implantation of a direct stimulation, or can, by itself be an effective treatment.