Sex Differences in Muscle Pain: Self-Care Behaviors and Effects on Daily Activities

Journal of Pain

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 200-209

  Dannecker, Erin A ^a   Knoll, Victoria ^b   Robinson, Michael E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

delayed onset muscle soreness; Gender; self management

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MYALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DEPRESSION; DISEASE PROGRESSION; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 39549120205     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2007.10.014     Document Type: Article

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