The importance of paraspinal muscle EMG in cervical and lumbosacral radiculopathy: Review of 100 cases

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 503-508

  Czyrny, J J ^b   Lawrence, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b Dept of Rehabilitation Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Electrodiagnosis; Electromyography (EMG); Paraspinal muscles; Radiculopathy; Spontaneous activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS;

EID: 0029731595     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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