Effects of experimental muscle pain on muscle activity and co-ordination during static and dynamic motor function

Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology - Electromyography and Motor Control

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 156-164

  Graven Nielsen, T ^a   Svensson, P ^b   Arendt Nielsen, L ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AARHUS   (Denmark)

Author keywords

experimental muscle pain; gait analysis; hypertonic saline; maximal voluntary contraction; sensory motor interaction

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; GAIT; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0030949685     PISSN: 0924980X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0924-980X(96)96554-6     Document Type: Article

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