Physiological responses to low-force work and psychosocial stress in women with chronic trapezius myalgia

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Sjörs, Anna ^a   Larsson, Britt ^a,b   Dahlman, Joakim ^a   Falkmer, Torbjörn ^a,c,d   Gerdle, Björn ^a,b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; BREATHING RATE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MYALGIA; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SYMPATHETIC TONE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WORK; ADULT; AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; BACK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDER; DISABILITY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FITNESS; INNERVATION; INTRACTABLE PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REST; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYMPATHETIC NERVE;

ADULT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; BACK; CHRONIC DISEASE; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; PHYSICAL FITNESS; REST; SHOULDER; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SYMPATHETIC FIBERS, POSTGANGLIONIC;

EID: 67651043274     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-10-63     Document Type: Article

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