Test-retest reliability of the nociceptive withdrawal reflex and electrical pain thresholds after single and repeated stimulation in patients with chronic low back pain

European Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-92

  Biurrun Manresa, José A ^a   Neziri, Alban Y ^b   Curatolo, Michele ^b   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^a   Andersen, Ole K ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chronic low back pain; Electrical pain threshold; Experimental pain; Nociceptive withdrawal reflex threshold; Reliability; Temporal summation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REFLEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; HUMANS; LOW BACK PAIN; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; REFLEX;

EID: 79651473403     PISSN: 14396319     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00421-010-1634-0     Document Type: Article

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