Motor unit potential morphology differences in individuals with non-specific arm pain and lateral epicondylitis

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation

Volumn 5, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Calder, Kristina M ^a   Stashuk, Daniel W ^b   McLean, Linda ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTONEURON; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR SYNAPSE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TENNIS ELBOW;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ADULT; ARM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR NEURONS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEUROMUSCULAR JUNCTION; PAIN; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 59249102096     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17430003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1743-0003-5-34     Document Type: Article

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