Sensory and Biomechanical Characterization of Two Painful Syndromes in the Heel

Journal of Pain

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 215-222

  Saggini, Raoul ^a   Bellomo, Rosa Grazia ^a   Affaitati, Giannapia ^a   Lapenna, Domenico ^a   Giamberardino, Maria Adele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

Author keywords

electroneurography; ground foot reaction; Heel pain; pressure pain thresholds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CALCANEUS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTRIC SHOCK; ELECTRONEUROGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NERVE CONDUCTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; POSTERIOR TIBIAL NERVE; SENSORY ANALYSIS; TRIGGER POINT;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOMECHANICS; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NERVE COMPRESSION SYNDROMES; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; REACTION TIME; SENSATION;

EID: 33847609171     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2006.07.002     Document Type: Article

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