Comparison of lidocaine injection, botulinum toxin injection, and dry needling to trigger points in myofascial pain syndrome

Rheumatology International

Volumn 25, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 604-611

  Kamanli, A ^a   Kaya, A ^a   Ardicoglu, O ^a   Ozgocmen, S ^a   Zengin, F Ozkurt ^a   Bayik Y ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Botulinum toxin; Dry needling; Lidocaine; Myofascial pain syndrome; Trigger point

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN A; LIDOCAINE;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BURNING SENSATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD SENSATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE REACTION; JOINT MOBILITY; MALE; MYALGIA; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NECK; NOTTINGHAM HEALTH PROFILE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WORK DISABILITY;

EID: 26244457818     PISSN: 01728172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00296-004-0485-6     Document Type: Article

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