The efficacy of dry needling and procaine in the treatment of myofascial pain in the jaw muscles

Journal of Orofacial Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 307-314

  McMillan, Anne S ^a   Nolan, Anita ^a   Kelly, Peter J ^b  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dry needling; Local anesthetic; Myofascial pain; Procaine; Simulated dry needling; Trigger points

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; PROCAINE;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FACE PAIN; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MASSETER MUSCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NEEDLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FACIAL PAIN; HUMANS; MASSETER MUSCLE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; NEEDLES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PLACEBO EFFECT; PROCAINE; TEMPORAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031217061     PISSN: 10646655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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