Does rehabilitation decrease shoulder muscle activity in fibromyalgia in work or housework tasks? An electromyographical study

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Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 195-208

  Löfgren, Monika ^a   Broman, Lisbet ^a   Ekholm, Jan ^a,b  

^a DANDERYD HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Basic body awareness therapy; EMG biofeedback; Fibromyalgia syndrome; Multiprofessional rehabilitation; Muscle activity; Pain; S EMG

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; SHOULDER; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; WORK RESUMPTION;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SHOULDER JOINT;

EID: 54949121460     PISSN: 10519815     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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