Strength and pain measures associated with lateral bracing

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 832-837

  Wuori, Jennifer L ^a   Overend, Thomas J ^a   Kramer, John F ^a   MacDermid, Joy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b ST JOSEPH S HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRACE; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HAND GRIP; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TENNIS ELBOW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031857473     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(98)90366-5     Document Type: Article

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