Diagnostic criteria of myofascial pain caused by trigger points

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 1999, Pages 111-120

  Simons, David G ^a,b,c  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraction knots; Diagnosis; Neuromuscular endplates; Spontaneous electrical activity; Trigger points

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ECHOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NERVE ENDING; POSTSYNAPTIC MEMBRANE;

EID: 0032857710     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J094v07n01_11     Document Type: Conference Paper

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