New approaches in treatment of myofascial pain

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 153-169

  Fischer, A A ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIOLYTIC AGENT; CARISOPRODOL; CYCLOBENZAPRINE; HYDROCODONE; HYDROCODONE BITARTRATE PLUS PARACETAMOL; KETOPROFEN; LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OXYCODONE; PERCODAN; STEROID; TOLPERISONE; TRANQUILIZER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALGORITHM; BACKACHE; ELECTROSTIMULATION THERAPY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; LOW BACK PAIN; MUSCLE SPASM; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; NEEDLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0030987068     PISSN: 10479651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1047-9651(18)30350-4     Document Type: Review

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