Mechanosensitivity of the median nerve and mechanically produced motor responses during Upper Limb Neurodynamic Test 1

Physiotherapy

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 94-100

  Jaberzadeh, Shapour ^a   Scutter, Sheila ^b   Nazeran, Homer ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Flexor withdrawal reflex; Mechanosensitivity; Median nerve; Neurodynamic tension test; Upper limb tension test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARM MOVEMENT; ARM MUSCLE; ARTICLE; BODY POSITION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYNAMOMETRY; ELBOW; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; LIMB PAIN; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MECHANORECEPTOR; MEDIAN NERVE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; NORMAL HUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 32544458039     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2004.09.021     Document Type: Article

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