The influence of age and physical activity on the pressure sensitivity of soft tissues of the musculoskeletal system

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 382-390

  Andrzejewski, Waldemar ^a   Kassolik, Krzysztof ^a   Brzozowski, Marcin ^a   Cymer, Katarzyna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION   (Poland)

Author keywords

Age; Physical activity; Pressure sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ALGOMETRY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESSURE SENSE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SOFT TISSUE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRIGGER POINT;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; PRESSURE;

EID: 77956648285     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2009.07.004     Document Type: Article

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