Measures of central hyperexcitability in chronic whiplash associated disorder - A systematic review and meta-analysis

Manual Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 111-117

  Stone, Andrew M ^a   Vicenzino, Bill ^b   Lim, Edwin C W ^b   Sterling, Michele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central hyperexcitability; Quantitative sensory testing; Systematic review; Whiplash

Indexed keywords

ARM; BRACHIAL PLEXUS PROVOCATION TEST; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM HYPEREXCITABILITY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); COLD PAIN THRESHOLD; ELBOW; ELBOW EXTENSION; ELECTROCUTANEOUS STIMULATION; FLEXOR MUSCLE; HEAD; HEALTH DISPARITY; HEAT PAIN THRESHOLD; HUMAN; LEG; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); NECK; NOCICEPTIVE FLEXOR REFLEX THRESHOLD; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SENSORY ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; THERMAL DETECTION THRESHOLD; THORACIC CAVITY; VIBRATION THRESHOLD; WHIPLASH INJURY;

CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; NOCICEPTORS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; WHIPLASH INJURIES;

EID: 84875371032     PISSN: 1356689X     EISSN: 15322769     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.math.2012.07.009     Document Type: Review

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