Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 85, Issue 10 , Pages 1684-1688 , October 2004

Decreased neck muscle strength is highly associated with pain in cervical dystonia patients treated with botulinum toxin injections1

  • Arja Häkkinen, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Finland
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Arja Häkkinen, PhD, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Jyväskylä Central Hospital, Keskussairaalantie 19, FIN-40620 Jyväskylä, Finland
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  • Jari Ylinen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Finland
    • ,
  • Mira Rinta-Keturi, MSc

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
    • ,
  • Ulla Talvitie, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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  • Hannu Kautiainen, BA

      Affiliations

    • Department of Rheumatism Foundation Hospital, Heinola, Finland
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  • Aimo Rissanen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland

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doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2003.12.039

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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