Musculoskeletal disorders in referrals for suspected lumbosacral radiculopathy

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 957-961

  Cannon, Daniel E ^a   Dillingham, Timothy R ^a,c   Miao, Haiyan ^a   Andary, Michael T ^b   Pezzin, Liliana E ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Electrodiagnosis; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Myofascial Pain Syndromes; Radiculopathy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILIOTIBIAL BAND FRICTION SYNDROME; LEG; LUMBOSACRAL SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADICULOPATHY; SYMPTOM;

ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; LUMBOSACRAL REGION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADICULOPATHY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; WISCONSIN;

EID: 37349105628     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31815b614a     Document Type: Article

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