Effect of muscle relaxants on experimental jaw-muscle pain and jaw-stretch reflexes: A double-blind and placebo-controlled trial

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 449-456

  Svensson, Peter ^a,b,c   Wang, Kelun ^b   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Experimental muscle pain; Pressure pain threshold; Pridinol mesilate; Randomised clinical trial; Stretch reflex; Temporomandibular disorders; Tolperisone

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANT; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; PLACEBO; PRIDINOL MESILATE; TOLPERISONE;

ADULT; ALGOMETER; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; JAW MUSCLE; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MYALGIA; MYOTATIC REFLEX; NORMAL HUMAN; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TABLET; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0042823612     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1090-3801(03)00013-2     Document Type: Article

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