Sensory and autonomic function in the hands of patients with non-specific arm pain (NSAP) and asymptomatic office workers

Pain

Volumn 104, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 275-281

  Greening, Jane ^a   Lynn, Bruce ^a   Leary, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Blood flow; Flare; Neuropathy; Non specific arm pain; RSI

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE; ICE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSAL ROOT; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HAND; HUMAN; INNERVATION; IONTOPHORESIS; LIMB PAIN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MEDIAN NERVE; NERVE FIBER; NERVE FUNCTION; OFFICE WORKER; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIAL NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SENSORY STIMULATION; SENSORY SYSTEM; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; SYMPATHETIC REFLEX; SYMPTOM; ULNAR NERVE; VASOCONSTRICTION; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; VIBRATION;

EID: 0038499613     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(03)00010-1     Document Type: Article

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