Symptom duration affects the outcome of multidisciplinary treatment of myofascial pain: The method of assessment influences the understanding of the results

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 11-16

  Sorrell, Michael R ^a,b,c   Flanagan, William ^c   McCall, Jane L ^b  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BAYSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Neurosurg and Neurol Group Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Global Self Assessment Scale of Improvement, McGill Pain Scale; Myofascial; Trigger point; Visual analog scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; GLOBAL SELF ASSESSMENT SCALE OF IMPROVEMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0042154168     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J094v11n01_03     Document Type: Article

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