Position sense acuity of the upper extremity and tracking performance in subjects with non-specific neck and upper extremity pain and healthy controls

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 876-883

  Huysmans, Maaike A ^a,b,d   Hoozemans, Marco J M ^a,d   Van Der Beek, Allard J ^b,d   De Looze, Michiel P ^c,d   Van Dieën, Jaap H ^a,d  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c TNO   (Netherlands)

^d Body Work   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Kinaesthesis; Muscle activity; Pain; Proprioception; Psychomotor performance; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KINESTHESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; KINESTHESIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NECK PAIN; PAIN; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; UPPER EXTREMITY;

EID: 77957342921     PISSN: 16501977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/16501977-0585     Document Type: Article

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