Neck flexor muscle fatigue in adolescents with headache - An electromyographic study

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 764-772

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

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b KYMENLAAKSO CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d TURKU CITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^f Kuntoutuskeskus Petrea   (Finland)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Electromyography; Headache; Muscle fatigue; Sternocleidomastoid muscle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIGRAINE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NECK MUSCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; TENSION HEADACHE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MIGRAINE DISORDERS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; NECK MUSCLES; PHYSICAL ENDURANCE; TENSION-TYPE HEADACHE;

EID: 34547489925     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2006.12.003     Document Type: Article

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