Referred pain elicited by palpation and by needling of myofascial trigger points: A comparison

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 78, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 957-960

  Hong, Chang Zern ^a   Kuan, Ta Shen ^a   Chen, Jo Tong ^a   Chen, Shu Min ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE TISSUE; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NEEDLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0030884049     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9993(97)90057-5     Document Type: Article

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