Myofascial trigger points: The critical experiment

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 111-118

  Simons, David G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FIBROSITIS; HUMAN; MUSCLE LENGTH; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; MYOGLOBINURIA; NONHUMAN; SARCOMERE;

EID: 0030682483     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/j094v05n04_10     Document Type: Article

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