Sensorimotor incongruence exacerbates symptoms in patients with chronic whiplash associated disorders: An experimental study

Rheumatology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1492-1499

  Daenen, Liesbeth ^a,b,c   Nijs, Jo ^c,d   Roussel, Nathalie ^a,c,d   Wouters, Kristien ^b   Van loo, Michel ^e   Cras, Patrick ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^d University College Antwerp   (Belgium)

^e Medical Centre Kaai 142   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Altered sensorimotor central nervous processing; Chronic pain; Chronic WAD; Pain; Sensorimotor incongruence; Sensory changes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DIZZINESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; MOTOR OUTPUT; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY FEEDBACK; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULATION; WHIPLASH INJURY;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEEDBACK, SENSORY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PROPRIOCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 84865180387     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: 14620332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/kes050     Document Type: Article

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