Muscle strength in patients with chronic pain
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Muscle strength in patients with chronic pain.
OBJECTIVE To analyse the influence of chronic pain on muscle strength. DESIGN Muscle strength of patients with unilateral nonspecific chronic pain, in an upper or lower limb, were measured according to a standardized protocol using a hand-held dynamometer. Before and after muscle strength measurement, a visual analogue scale for pain intensity was assessed. RESULTS Forty patients were measu...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Rehabilitation
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0269-2155,1477-0873
DOI: 10.1191/0269215503cr693oa