Describing paraspinal EMG findings: Inadequacy of the single 0-4+ score

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 133-137

  Haig, Andrew J ^a,c   Levine, James W ^b   Ruan, Carolyn ^a   Yamakawa, Karen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Back Pain; Electromyography; Fibrillation Potentials; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

BIOELECTRIC POTENTIALS; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; MUSCLE; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY;

BACK PAIN; FIBRILLATION POTENTIALS; RADICULOPATHY;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY;

ARTICLE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE INNERVATION; RADICULOPATHY; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MUSCLES; RADICULOPATHY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0034035270     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002060-200003000-00004     Document Type: Article

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