Spatial and temporal summation of pain evoked by mechanical pressure stimulation

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 592-599

  Nie, HongLing ^a   Graven Nielsen, Thomas ^a   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^a  

^a Center of Sensory Motor Interaction   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Inter stimulus interval; Mechanical stimulation; Muscle; Spatial summation; Temporal summation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE SENSATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPATIAL SUMMATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TEMPORAL SUMMATION; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ADULT; HUMANS; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PRESSURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349156684     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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