Muscle strength in patients with chronic pain

Clinical Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 885-889

  van Wilgen, C P ^a   Akkerman, L ^b   Wieringa, J ^b   Dijkstra, P U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM DISEASE; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DYNAMOMETRY; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HIP; HUMAN; KNEE FUNCTION; LEG PAIN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; STANDARDIZATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN;

EID: 0344035268     PISSN: 02692155     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269215503cr693oa     Document Type: Article

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