Changes in pain, disability, and muscle activation patterns in chronic whiplash patients after ambulant myofeedback training

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 656-663

  Voerman, Gerlienke E ^a   Vollenbroek Hutten, Miriam M R ^a   Hermens, Hermie J ^b  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chronic pain; Disability; Muscle activation patterns; Myofeedback training; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE TRAINING; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REST; SHOULDER PAIN; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WEIGHT LIFTING; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; BIOFEEDBACK (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PAIN; PILOT PROJECTS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 33748186566     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ajp.0000210911.88041.df     Document Type: Article

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