Muscle activity and chronic muscle pain

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 101-109

  Henriksson, Karl G ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Muscle; Muscle pain; Pain

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC PAIN; CONFERENCE PAPER; EVOKED MUSCLE RESPONSE; FIBROMYALGIA; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYALGIA; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; SENSITIZATION; SHOULDER PAIN; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EID: 0032872728     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J094v07n01_10     Document Type: Conference Paper

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