Cervical paraspinal spontaneous activity in asymptomatic subjects

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 361-364

  Date, Elaine S ^a,b   Kim, Byung Jo ^c   Yoon, Joon Shik ^c   Park, Byung Kyu ^d  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^d Pusan National University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cervical radiculopathy; Fibrillation potentials; Paraspinal muscles; Positive sharp waves

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; PARAVERTEBRAL MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; WAVEFORM;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; RADICULOPATHY;

EID: 33748090952     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20557     Document Type: Article

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