Knee extensor strength is associated with pressure pain thresholds in adults with fibromyalgia.

Individuals with fibromyalgia (FM) have lower muscle strength and lower pressure pain thresholds (PPT). The primary aim of this study was to determine the associations between muscle strength and PPT in adults with FM to test the hypothesis that greater measures of muscle strength would be associate...

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Main Authors: W Michael Hooten, Casandra J Rosenberg, Jason S Eldrige, Wenchun Qu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3615122?pdf=render