Normal values for sensory thresholds in the cervical dermatomes: A critical note on the use of Semmes-Weinstein monofilaments

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 24-29

  Voerman, Victor F ^a,c   Van Egmond, Jan ^b   Crul, Ben J P ^b  

^a Rehabilitation Centre Hoensbroeck   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Rehabilitation Centre Hoensbroeck   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervical Dermatomes; Normative Data; Semmes Weinstein Monofilaments; Sensory Thresholds

Indexed keywords

NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

SEMMES-WEINSTEIN MONOFILAMENTS; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

PATIENT REHABILITATION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; CERVICAL SPINE; DERMATOME; DEVICE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; NORMAL VALUE; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; SCREENING TEST; TOUCH;

ADULT; AFFERENT PATHWAYS; ARM; BACK; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FINGERS; HUMANS; MALE; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; TOUCH;

EID: 0032962226     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-199901000-00007     Document Type: Article

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