The effect of long-distance bicycling on ulnar and median nerves: An electrophysiologic evaluation of cyclist palsy

American Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1224-1230

  Akuthota, Venu ^a,b,e   Plastaras, Christopher ^b   Lindberg, Kirstin ^b,c   Tobey, John ^a   Press, Joel ^b   Garvan, Cynthia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e Anschutz Cancer Pavilion   (United States)

Author keywords

Cycling; Electrodiagnostics; Nerve entrapment; Ulnar neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTOR DIGITI MINIMI MUSCLE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYCLING; CYCLIST PALSY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DORSAL INTEROSSEOUS NERVE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; HAND; HAND GRIP; HAND MUSCLE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; LONG DISTANCE BICYCLING; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MEDIAN NERVE PARALYSIS; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NERVE COMPRESSION; NERVE PARALYSIS; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSORY NERVE CONDUCTION; SPORT INJURY; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NERVE PARALYSIS;

ADULT; BICYCLING; FEMALE; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MEDIAN NERVE; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ULNAR NERVE; ULNAR NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES;

EID: 22944485020     PISSN: 03635465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0363546505275131     Document Type: Article

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