Elevated sensory thresholds in patients suffering from chronic cervicobrachialgia

Pain Clinic

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 425-435

  Voerman, V F ^a,c   Van Egmond, J ^b   Crul, B J P ^b   Slappendel, R ^b  

^a Hoensbroek Rehabilitation Center   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Rehabilitation Centre Hoensbroeck   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervical dermatomes; Chronic cervicobrachialgia; Semmes Weinstein monofilaments; Sensory thresholds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; TOUCH;

EID: 0030438146     PISSN: 01691112     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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