Pressure pain sensitivity maps of the neck-shoulder and the low back regions in men and women

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Binderup, Asbjørn T ^a   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^a   Madeleine, Pascal ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGOMETRY; ARTICLE; BACK MUSCLE; CERVICAL SPINE; ERECTOR SPINAE MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMBAR SPINE; MALE; NECK; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHOULDER; THORACIC SPINE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LOW BACK PAIN; METHODOLOGY; NECK PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SHOULDER PAIN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MALE; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SHOULDER PAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957727507     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-234     Document Type: Article

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