A neurosurgeon has performed a cordotomy on a client having intractable pain. Which of the following procedures is involved in a cordotomy?
A) Surgical sectioning of a nerve root close to the spinal cord
B) Delivering bursts of electricity to the skin and underlying nerves
C) Surgical interruption of pain pathways in the spinal cord
D) Connecting electromyography machine to control pain
C
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In cordotomy surgery, the neurosurgeon surgically interrupts the pain pathways in the spinal cord by cutting bundles of nerves. A rhizotomy involves the surgical sectioning of a nerve root close to the spinal cord. In TENS, the client is given bursts of electricity to the skin and underlying nerves, whereas in biofeedback, the client is connected to an electromyography machine to control pain.
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