Pain-Related Fear, Lumbar Flexion, and Dynamic EMG among Persons with Chronic Musculoskeletal Low Back Pain

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 61-69

  Geisser, Michael E ^a,b   Haig, Andrew J ^a,b   Wallbom, Agnes S ^a   Wiggert, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; EMG; Flexion relaxation phenomenon; Lumbar flexion; Pain related fear

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EVALUATION; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOINT LIMITATION; JOINT MOBILITY; LOW BACK PAIN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; STANDING; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 1342267116     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002508-200403000-00001     Document Type: Article

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