The influence of physical activity on pain thresholds in patients with depression and multiple somatoform symptoms

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 782-789

  Hennings, Anika ^a   Schwarz, Markus J ^b   Riemer, Sabine ^a   Stapf, Theresa M ^b   Selberdinger, Verena B ^b   Rief, Winfried ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

^b LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

major depression; pain threshold; physical activity; somatization; somatoform symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FIBULA; FITNESS; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOMATOFORM DISORDER; SYMPTOM; THUMB; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ADULT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL FITNESS; PRESSURE; SOMATOFORM DISORDERS; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867243110     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e318243e2d1     Document Type: Article

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