Are tender points associated with cervical radiculopathy?

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1333-1337

  Letchuman, Rama ^a   Gay, Ralph E ^a,b   Shelerud, Randy A ^a   VanOstrand, Lisa A ^a  

^a Mayo Clinic   (United States)

^b Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Myofascial; Radiculopathy; Rehabilitation; Trigger points

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM; ARTICLE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIMB PAIN; MALE; MUSCLE INNERVATION; NECK PAIN; NERVE ROOT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK MUSCLES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PALPATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 21344471186     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2004.11.023     Document Type: Article

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