Differentiation of sensitivity in different tissues and its clinical significance

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 33-45

  Vecchiet, Leonardo ^a   Pizzigallo, Eligio ^a   Lezzi, Sabina ^a   Affaitati, Giannapia ^a   Vecchiet, Jacopo ^a   Giamberardino, Maria Adele ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Muscle; Musculoskeletal pain; Pain thresholds; Skin; Subcutis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERALGESIA; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031960268     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J094v06n01_03     Document Type: Article

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