Effect of long-term neck muscle training on pressure pain threshold: A randomized controlled trial

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 673-

  Ylinen, Jari ^a   Takala, Esa Pekka ^b   Kautiainen, Hannu ^c   Nykänen, Matti ^d   Häkkinen, Arja ^a   Pohjolainen, Timo ^e   Karppi, Sirkka Liisa ^e   Airaksinen, Olavi ^f  

^a JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^c RHEUMATISM FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d Punkaharju Rehabilitation Centre   (Finland)

^e SOCIAL INSURANCE INSTITUTION   (Finland)

^f KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Algometry; Cervical muscles; Effectiveness; Rehabilitation; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDURANCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE TRAINING; MYALGIA; NECK MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 27144543169     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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