Muscle activity as a releasing factor for pain in the shoulder and neck

Cephalalgia, Supplement

Volumn 19, Issue 25, 1999, Pages 1-8

  Westgaard, R H ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

EMG; Motor activation; Shoulder pain; Trapezius

Indexed keywords

TETRAZOLIUM REDUCTASE;

CONFERENCE PAPER; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR SYSTEM; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYALGIA; NECK PAIN; RISK FACTOR; SHOULDER PAIN; STRESS; TENSION; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0033402377     PISSN: 08001952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0333102499019s2501     Document Type: Conference Paper

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