Fatty infiltrate in the cervical extensor muscles is not a feature of chronic, insidious-onset neck pain

Clinical Radiology

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 681-687

  Elliott, J ^a,b   Sterling, M ^a   Noteboom, J T ^b   Darnell, R ^a   Galloway, G ^a   Jull, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b REGIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MIDDLE AGED; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 42749084991     PISSN: 00099260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crad.2007.11.011     Document Type: Article

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