Plantar pressure pain thresholds and touch sensitivity in rheumatoid arthritis

Foot and Ankle International

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Hodge, Margaret C ^a   Nathan, Denise ^a   Bach, Timothy M ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Footwear; Insole; Orthosis; Pressure distribution; Relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOT SOLE; FOREFOOT; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NOCICEPTION; ORTHOSIS; PAIN THRESHOLD; PREDICTION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TOUCH;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOREFOOT, HUMAN; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; TOUCH; WEIGHT-BEARING;

EID: 58249099943     PISSN: 10711007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3113/FAI.2009.0001     Document Type: Article

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