Thermal quantitative sensory testing in lumbar disc herniation

European Spine Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 71-75

  Samuelsson, L ^a   Lundin, A ^a  

^a ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dermatome; Disc herniation; Nerve root; Quantitative sensory testing; Thermal threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD SENSATION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMATOME; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEAT SENSATION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LUMBAR DISK HERNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RADICULOPATHY; SENSORY ANALYSIS; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; TEMPERATURE SENSE; THERMAL STIMULATION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISK DISPLACEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SCIATICA; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; SOMATOSENSORY DISORDERS; SPINAL NERVE ROOTS; THERMORECEPTORS;

EID: 0036175780     PISSN: 09406719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00586-001-0354-x     Document Type: Article

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