Feasibility and reliability of pain pressure threshold measurements in patellar tendinopathy

Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 477-481

  Van Wilgen, Paul ^a   Van der Noord, Robert ^b   Zwerver, Johannes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b HANZE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Algometer; Pain; Patellar tendinopathy; Reliability; Sports injury; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGOMETER; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNEE PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PALPATION; PATELLA TENDON; SCORING SYSTEM; TENDINITIS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VOLLEYBALL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; ATHLETIC INJURIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CUMULATIVE TRAUMA DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNEE INJURIES; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PALPATION; PATELLAR LIGAMENT; PRESSURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TENDINOPATHY; VOLLEYBALL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80855138746     PISSN: 14402440     EISSN: 18781861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2011.05.004     Document Type: Article

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