Hyperexcitability in fibromyalgia

Journal of Rheumatology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 152-155

  Sörensen, Jan ^a,c   Graven Nielsen, Thomas ^d   Henriksson, Karl G ^b   Bengtsson, Mats ^c   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^d  

^a Dept of Anaesthiol and Pain Clinic ^*

^b Pain Clinic and Neuromuscular Unit

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Electrical stimulation; Experimental muscle pain; Fibromyalgia; Hyperalgesia; Hypertonic saline

Indexed keywords

KETAMINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; NOCICEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MIDDLE AGED; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN THRESHOLD; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

EID: 2442753635     PISSN: 0315162X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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