Clinical evaluation of a myofeedback-based teletreatment service applied in the workplace: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 329-335

  Sandsjö, Leif ^a,b   Larsman, Pernilla ^c   Huis in't Veld, Rianne M H A ^d   Vollenbroek Hutten, Miriam M R ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d ROESSINGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSCLE RELAXATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSORY FEEDBACK; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TELEMEDICINE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; TELEMEDICINE; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956717466     PISSN: 1357633X     EISSN: 17581109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/jtt.2010.006007     Document Type: Article

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