Evidence of spinal cord hyperexcitability as measured with nociceptive flexion reflex (NFR) threshold in chronic lateral epicondylalgia with or without a positive neurodynamic test

Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 676-684

  Lim, Edwin Choon Wyn ^a,b   Sterling, Michele ^c   Pedler, Ashley ^c   Coombes, Brooke K ^a   Vicenzino, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

lateral epicondylalgia; Nociceptive flexion reflex; pain; RIII; tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE; FUNCTION TEST; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; NERVE STIMULATION; NEURODYNAMIC TEST; NOCICEPTIVE FLEXION REFLEX THRESHOLD; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN FREE GRIP FORCE; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT RATED TENNIS ELBOW EVALUATION SCORE; PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY NERVE; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SPINAL CORD HYPEREXCITABILITY; SPINAL CORD STIMULATION; TENNIS ELBOW;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NOCICEPTION; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; REFLEX; SPINAL CORD; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 84862977696     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2012.04.005     Document Type: Article

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