Pressure pain thresholds in healthy subjects: Influence of physical activity, history of lower back pain factors and the use of endermology as a placebo-like treatment

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-61

  Farasyn, Andre ^b   Meeusen, Romain ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO;

ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDERMOLOGY; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LOCAL THERAPY; LOW BACK PAIN; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD; RELIABILITY; SUCTION; TECHNIQUE; TENSOR FASCIA LATA MUSCLE;

EID: 0037219795     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1360-8592(02)00050-5     Document Type: Article

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