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Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To present a history of the development of peripheral nerve stimulation.METHODS: Narrative literature review.RESULTS: Peripheral nerve stimulation has a history stretching from Scribonius Largus and eels in Mesopotamia to Michael Farady's discovery in London, the German-English physician Julius Althaus's application of electricity to a peripheral nerve, the sensational "Electreat" in the United States, to the application by Wall and Sweet of the gate theory proposed by Melzack and Wall to specialized neurosurgeons.CONCLUSIONS: This is now a modern field in clinical neuroscience and medicine with improved technology, renewed interest by a diverse range of specialties, and accessibility with ultrasound.
View details for DOI 10.1093/pm/pnaa165
View details for PubMedID 32804228