Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) Intramuscular Stimulation (IMS) is an effective treatment for chronic pain of a neuropathic origin. Neuropathic pain occurs when nerves malfunction following injury or tissue irritation. Nerve endings become overly sensitive and begin to interpret normal sensations as painful. The term for this is âhypersensitivityâ.
Plausible definition, having an appearance of truth or reason; seemingly worthy of approval or acceptance; credible; believable: a plausible excuse; a plausible plot. See more.
Plausible Rival Alternative Hypothesis = PRAH (pronounced like Ha) This is another term for an alternative explanation (to the experimenter's explanation) for why the data came out the way it did in any particular study. In the survey study example given the data showed tea drinkers had fewer health problems.