Reduced force steadiness in women with neck pain and the effect of short term vibration

Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 283-290

  Muceli, Silvia ^a   Farina, Dario ^a,b   Kirkesola, Gitle ^c   Katch, Frank ^d   Falla, Deborah ^a,b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^c Redcord AS   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Motor unit; Neck pain; Steadiness; Vibration

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFERENT NERVE GROUP 1; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT FUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NECK MUSCLE; NECK PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL PROCESSING; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; VIBRATION;

EID: 79951513373     PISSN: 10506411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jelekin.2010.11.011     Document Type: Article

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