Effect of physical training on function of chronically painful muscles: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 105, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1796-1801

  Andersen, Lars L ^a   Andersen, Christoffer H ^a   Zebis, Mette K ^a   Nielsen, Pernille K ^a   Søgaard, Karen ^b   Sjøgaard, Gisela ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Isokinetic; Isometric; Neck pain; Torque; Trapezius myalgia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; DYNAMOMETER; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; FITNESS; HUMAN; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE TRAINING; MYALGIA; NECK MUSCLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL FITNESS; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 57349108151     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: 15221601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/japplphysiol.91057.2008     Document Type: Article

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