Motor unit action potential rate and motor unit action potential shape properties in subjects with work-related chronic pain

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 203-208

  Kallenberg, Laura A C ^a   Hermens, Hermie J ^a  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Motor control; Motor unit action potential rate; Surface EMG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR UNIT POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MYALGIA; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 31144458804     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-004-1215-1     Document Type: Article

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