Assessment of fine motor control in patients with occupation-related lateral epicondylitis

Manual Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-255

  Skinner, Darrell K ^a   Curwin, Sandra L ^b  

^a OKANAGAN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Lateral epicondylitis; Motor control; Neuroplasticity; Repetitive strain; Tendonitis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLETE MANUAL DEXTERITY TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PURDUE PEGBOARD TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; TENNIS ELBOW;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR SKILLS; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 34347208284     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2006.06.018     Document Type: Article

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