Qualitatively altered nociception in chronic myofascial pain

Pain

Volumn 65, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 259-264

  Bendtsen, Lars ^a   Jensen, Rigmor ^a   Olesen, Jes ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Central sensitization; Myofascial pain; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE PAIN; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NOCICEPTION; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TENSION HEADACHE;

EID: 0030152697     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0304-3959(95)00239-1     Document Type: Article

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