Autonomic regulation, physical activity and perceived stress in subjects with musculoskeletal pain: 24-hour ambulatory monitoring

International Journal of Psychophysiology

Volumn 86, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 276-282

  Hallman, David M ^a,b   Lyskov, Eugene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ambulatory monitoring; Daily physical activity; Heart rate variability; Trapezius myalgia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENERGY; FEMALE; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MYALGIA; NECK PAIN; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SELF CONCEPT; SHOULDER PAIN; SLEEP; STANDING; STRESS; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; WALKING;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTHROPOMETRY; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MONITORING, AMBULATORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PLEURODYNIA, EPIDEMIC; SELF REPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84870253720     PISSN: 01678760     EISSN: 18727697     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2012.09.017     Document Type: Article

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