Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	31463
Country	Canada

Received	2016-11-18 09:28
Peer-Review Started	2016-11-21 16:02
To Make the First Decision	2017-02-10 08:43
Return for Revision	2017-02-13 13:24
Revised	2017-03-10 03:31
Second Decision	2017-04-11 17:21
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Company Editor-in-Chief	2017-04-12 18:14
Articles in Press	2017-04-12 18:14
Publication Fee Transferred
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor
Typeset the Manuscript	2017-04-21 14:46
Publish the Manuscript Online	2017-05-27 00:33

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Category	Medicine, Research & Experimental
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Non-invasive stimulation techniques to relieve abdominal/pelvic pain: Is more always better?
Manuscript Source	Unsolicited Manuscript
All Author List	Marie-Philippe Harvey, Alain Watier, Émilie Dufort Rouleau and Guillaume Léonard
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Fonds de recherches du Québec - Santé 29182
Corresponding Author	Guillaume Léonard, PT, PhD, Researcher, Research Centre on Aging, Université de Sherbrooke, 1036 rue Belvédère Sud, Québec J1H 4C4, Canada. guillaume.leonard2@usherbrooke.ca
Key Words	Transcranial direct current stimulation; Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation; Pelvic pain; Abdominal pain; Chronic pain
Core Tip	Past studies have showed that combining transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can be an effective strategy to relieve chronic pain. In this letter, we describe the observations made on nine patients suffering from chronic pelvic and/or abdominal pain. Combining TENS and tDCS produced negligible effect on pain. The reduction in pain noted after the application of TENS and tDCS was comparable to the reduction noted after the application of TENS only. These clinical observations question the added value of tDCS in patients suffering from chronic pelvic and abdominal pain.
Publish Date	2017-05-27 00:33
Citation	Harvey MP, Watier A, Dufort Rouleau É, Léonard G. Non-invasive stimulation techniques to relieve abdominal/pelvic pain: Is more always better? World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(20): 3758-3760
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i20/3758.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i20.3758

Full Article (PDF)	WJG-23-3758.pdf
Full Article (Word)	WJG-23-3758.doc
Manuscript File	31463-Review.docx
Answering Reviewers	31463-Answering reviewers.pdf
Audio Core Tip	31463-Audio core tip.mp3
Conflict-of-Interest Disclosure Form	31463-Conflict-of-interest statement.pdf
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Supplementary Material	Supplementary_Material_20161117233220.pdf
Peer-review Report	31463-Peer-review(s).pdf
Scientific Misconduct Check	31463-Scientific misconduct check.pdf
Scientific Editor Work List	31463-Scientific editor work list.pdf