Interrater reliability in myofascial trigger point examination

Pain

Volumn 69, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 65-73

  Gerwin, Robert D ^a,b   Shannon, Steven ^c,d   Hong, Chang Zern ^e,f   Hubbard, David ^g,h   Gevirtz, Richard ⁱ  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Pain and Rehabilitation Medicine   (United States)

^c FITZSIMONS ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^h Sharp HealthCare   (United States)

ⁱ ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Interrater reliability; Muscle pain; Myofascial pain syndrome; Myofascial trigger point; Physical examination

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; FACIAL MUSCLES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SPOUSES;

EID: 0031049390     PISSN: 03043959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3959(96)03248-4     Document Type: Article

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