Effects of ambulant myofeedback training and ergonomic counselling in female computer workers with work-related neck-shoulder complaints: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Occupational Rehabilitation

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 137-152

  Voerman, Gerlienke E ^a   Sandsjö, Leif ^b,c   Vollenbroek Hutten, Miriam M R ^a   Larsman, Pernilla ^b,d   Kadefors, Roland ^b   Hermens, Hermie J ^a,e  

^a ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR WORKING LIFE   (Sweden)

^c CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Myofeedback training; Neck shoulder region; Work related neck shoulder complaints

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; CERVICOBRACHIAL NEURALGIA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYOFEEDBACK TRAINING; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AMBULATORY CARE; COMPUTERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK PAIN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33847319614     PISSN: 10530487     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10926-007-9066-3     Document Type: Article

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