Electrophysiological assessment of acupuncture points

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 443-448

  Kao, Mu Jung ^a   Hsieh, Yueh Ling ^b   Kuo, Fang Juan ^b   Hong, Chang Zern ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture Point; Electromyography; End Plate Noise; Myofascial Trigger Point

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MYALGIA; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NORMAL HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TRIGGER POINT;

ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES;

EID: 33646686824     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.phm.0000214308.02631.9f     Document Type: Article

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