EMG activity and pain development in fibromyalgia patients exposed to mental stress of long duration

Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 92-98

  Bansevicius, D ^a   Westgaard, R H ^a   Stiles, T ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Fibromyalgia; Mental stress; Trapezius

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FACE MUSCLE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MENTAL FATIGUE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0035079779     PISSN: 03009742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03009740151095367     Document Type: Article

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