Journal of manipulative and physiological therapeutics
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J Manipulative Physiol Ther · Jan 2005
Autonomic nervous system function among individuals with acute musculoskeletal injury.
To determine differences in peripheral and cardiovascular autonomic function between individuals with acute musculoskeletal injury (<1 week) and healthy controls. ⋯ These findings suggest that interaction between cutaneous and vasomotor sympathetic neurons in response to acute musculoskeletal injury, reflected as increased afferent input from sensitized nociceptors and other sensory neurons, results in alterations in autonomic function.