The effect of musculoskeletal pain on motor activity and control

Journal of Pain

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 135-145

  Sterling, Michele ^b   Jull, Gwendolen ^b   Wright, Anthony ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Motor control; Motor function; Musculoskeletal pain; Neuromuscular activation model; Pain adaptation theory; Vicious cycle model

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION; CHRONIC PAIN; FLEXOR REFLEX; HUMAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOTOR CONTROL; MUSCULOSKELETAL FUNCTION; NEUROMODULATION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PROPRIOCEPTION; REVIEW; WITHDRAWAL REFLEX;

EID: 0034973782     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jpai.2001.19951     Document Type: Article

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