Experimentally induced muscle pain induces hypoalgesia in heterotopic deep tissues, but not in homotopic deep tissues

Brain Research

Volumn 787, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 203-210

  Graven Nielsen, Thomas ^a   Babenko, Victor ^a   Svensson, Peter ^a,b   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Dept Prosthet Dent S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Descending and segmental inhibitory control; Pressure pain sensibility; Saline induced muscle pain

Indexed keywords

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HYPOALGESIA; MALE; MYALGIA; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANKLE; ARM; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SALINE SOLUTION, HYPERTONIC;

EID: 0032559879     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(97)01480-7     Document Type: Article

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