Repeatability of electromyography and force measurements of the neck muscles in adolescents with and without headache

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 493-503

  Oksanen, Airi ^a   Ylinen, Jari J ^b   Pöyhönen, Tapani ^c   Anttila, Pirjo ^d   Laimi, Katri ^e   Hiekkanen, Heikki ^f   Salminen, Jouko J ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b JYVÄSKYLÄ CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c KYMENLAAKSO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d TURKU CITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e Kuntoutuskeskus Petrea   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Force; Muscles; Neck; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; MIGRAINE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; TENSION HEADACHE;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MUSCLE STRENGTH DYNAMOMETER; NECK MUSCLES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; ROTATION; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE;

EID: 34249826628     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2006.04.009     Document Type: Article

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