Spontaneous needle electromyographic activity in myofascial trigger points in the infraspinatus muscle: A blinded assessment

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 7-16

  Couppe, Christian ^a   Midttun, Asbjørn ^b   Hilden, Jørgen ^b   Jørgensen, Uffe ^a   Oxholm, Peter ^a   Fuglsang Frederiksen, Anders ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Blinded comparison; Electromyography; Motor end plates; Myofascial pain; Spontaneous needle; Trigger points

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; MALE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE SPINDLE; MUSCLE TONE; MYALGIA; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NERVE ENDING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; TRIGGER POINT;

EID: 0034783190     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J094v09n03_02     Document Type: Article

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