Diffuse Muscular Coactivation (DMC) as a potential source of pain in fibromyalgia - Part 1

NeuroRehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-39

  Donaldson, C C Stuart ^a   Snelling, L S ^a   MacInnis, A L ^a   Sella, G E ^a   Mueller, H H ^a  

^a NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Coactivation; Electromyography; Fibromyalgia; Muscle activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; PAIN;

EID: 0036253163     PISSN: 10538135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/nre-2002-17105     Document Type: Article

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