Effects of autogenic relaxation training on electromyographic activity in active myofascial trigger points

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 23-32

  Banks, Sonja L ^a,b   Jacobs, David W ^a   Gevirtz, Richard ^a   Hubbard, David R ^a  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MyoLink LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

Autogenic training; Chronic muscle pain; Needle electromyography; Sympathetic activation of muscle; Trigger points

Indexed keywords

ADRENERGIC ACTIVITY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOGENIC TRAINING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; RELAXATION TRAINING; SKIN CONDUCTANCE; SKIN TEMPERATURE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

EID: 0032435840     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J094v06n04_03     Document Type: Article

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