Therapeutic effects of peripheral repetitive magnetic stimulation on myofascial pain syndrome

Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 350-358

  Smania, Nicola ^a,b   Corato, Elisabetta ^b   Fiaschi, Antonio ^b   Pietropoli, Paola ^b   Aglioti, Salvatore M ^c   Tinazzi, Michele ^b  

^a Ctro di Rieducazione F P GB R   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^c IRCCS FONDAZIONE SANTA LUCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal system; Myofascial pain syndrome; Pain; Rehabilitation; Repetitive magnetic stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAGNETIC STIMULATION; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROTATION; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND THERAPY;

EID: 0037307513     PISSN: 13882457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1388-2457(02)00367-X     Document Type: Article

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