A method of detecting the muscle pain threshold using an objective software-mediated technique

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 955-960

  Edwards, Thomas ^a   Baker, Stephen ^a,b   Eston, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNERVATION; MICROCOMPUTER; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROCOMPUTERS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN THRESHOLD; REFERENCE VALUES; SIGNAL PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; SOFTWARE;

EID: 0030160190     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/pms.1996.82.3.955     Document Type: Article

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