Algometry in evaluation of trigger points and referred pain

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 47-59

  Hong, Chang Zern ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Algometry; Myofascial pain; Pain threshold; Trigger point

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; PRESSURE SENSE; SENSITIZATION; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

EID: 0031979390     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J094v06n01_04     Document Type: Article

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