Elevated detection thresholds for mechanical stimuli in chronic pain patients: Support for a central mechanism

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 430-435

  Voerman, V F ^a,c   Van Egmond, J ^b   Crul, B J P ^b  

^a Adelante Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Rehabilitation Centre Groot Klimmendaal   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cervical dermatomes; Chronic pain; SemmesWeinstein monofilaments; Sensory dysfunction; Sensory thresholds

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DERMATOME; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; NERVE BLOCK; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; SPINAL GANGLION;

EID: 0034126102     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/mr.2000.3777     Document Type: Article

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