A narrative review on classification of pain conditions of the upper extremities

Scandinavian Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 153-164

  Norregaard, Jesper ^a   Jacobsen, Søren ^b   Kristensen, Jens H ^c  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c Rizshospitalet ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Classification; Elbow; Myalgia; Pain syndrome; Shoulder; Tendinitis; Upper extremity; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELBOW DISEASE; EPICONDYLITIS; HUMAN; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYALGIA; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN; ROTATOR CUFF RUPTURE; SHOULDER GIRDLE; TENDINITIS; TENOSYNOVITIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ARM; ARTHROSCOPY; BIOPSY; CHRONIC DISEASE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PAIN; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; TENDINOPATHY; TENNIS ELBOW; TENOSYNOVITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032770160     PISSN: 00365505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/003655099444498     Document Type: Article

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