Baseline correlates of the response to the treatment of chronic localized myofascial pain syndrome by injection of local anaesthetic

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 75-85

  Scicchitano, J ^b   Rounsefell, B ^b   Pilowsky, I ^a  

^a ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Illness behaviour; Myofascial pain syndrome; Response to treatment

Indexed keywords

BUPIVACAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLNESS BEHAVIOR; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PSYCHOMETRY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; BUPIVACAINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030060161     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0022-3999(95)00526-9     Document Type: Article

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