Wrist extensor torque production and discomfort associated with low-frequency and burst-modulated kilohertz-frequency currents

Physical Therapy

Volumn 86, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1360-1367

  Ward, Alex R ^a   Oliver, Warwick G ^a   Buccella, Danielle ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternating current; Maximal electrically induced torque; Pain; Pulsed current; Torque

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALTERNATING CURRENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC CURRENT; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TORQUE; WRIST;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUSTRALIA; ELECTRIC STIMULATION THERAPY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PAIN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RUSSIA; TORQUE; WRIST;

EID: 33749315890     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20050300     Document Type: Article

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