Thermal hyperalgesia distinguishes those with severe pain and disability in unilateral lateral epicondylalgia

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 595-601

  Coombes, Brooke K ^a   Bisset, Leanne ^b,c   Vicenzino, Bill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GOLD COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

depression; hyperalgesia; kinesiophobia; quality of life; tennis elbow

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLD EXPOSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPICONDYLITIS; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATIENT RATED TENNIS ELBOW EVALUATION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; TENNIS ELBOW;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; COLD TEMPERATURE; DEPRESSION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; TENNIS ELBOW;

EID: 84864690541     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e31823dd333     Document Type: Article

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