Test-retest repeatability of strength capacity, aerobic power and pericranial tenderness of neck and shoulder muscles in children - Relevant for tension-type headache

Journal of Pain Research

Volumn 6, Issue , 2013, Pages 643-651

  Tornøe, Birte ^a,b   Andersen, Lars L ^c   Skotte, Jørgen H ^c   Jensen, Rigmor ^b   Gard, Gunvor ^a   Skov, Liselotte ^b   Hallström, Inger ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular fitness; Intratester reliability; Muscle strength

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE ERGOMETRY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FORCE TRANSDUCER; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MEASUREMENT REPEATABILITY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TENDERNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NECK EXTENSION; NECK FLEXION; NECK MUSCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PALPATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SHOULDER MUSCLE; TENSION HEADACHE; TEST RETEST REPEATABILITY;

EID: 84883716040     PISSN: 11787090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S46344     Document Type: Article

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