C-tactile fibers contribute to cutaneous allodynia after eccentric exercise

Journal of Pain

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 538-548

  Nagi, Saad S ^a   Mahns, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

allodynia; C fiber; delayed onset muscle soreness; eccentric exercise; hairy skin; intradermal anesthesia; pressure pain threshold

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; C TACTILE FIBER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEEL PAIN; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MYELINATED NERVE; NERVE BLOCK; NERVE FIBER; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; VIBRATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHRONIC PAIN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERALGESIA; MALE; MYALGIA; NERVE FIBERS, UNMYELINATED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; SKIN; TOUCH; VIBRATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876986108     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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