Firing rate and conduction velocity of single motor units in the trapezius muscle in fibromyalgia patients and healthy controls

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 707-716

  Gerdle, Björn ^a   Östlund, Nils ^b,c   Grönlund, Christer ^b,c   Roeleveld, Karin ^d   Karlsson, J Stefan ^b,c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Conduction velocity; Electromyography; EMG; Fibromyalgia; Firing rate

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; ISOMETRIC EXERCISE; MOTOR UNIT; NERVE CONDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL CONDUCTION; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 50649098069     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2007.02.016     Document Type: Article

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