Tutorial 38: Examination of trigger points that produce myofascial pain syndrome

Pain Digest

Volumn 8, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 364-375

  Lou, Leland ^a   Racz, Gabor B ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; BOTULINUM TOXIN; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; GLUTEUS MAXIMUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; ILIOPSOAS MUSCLE; MUSCLE TWITCH; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NECK MUSCLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; STERNOCLEIDOMASTOID MUSCLE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EID: 0031760326     PISSN: 09389016     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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