Needle electromyographic activity of myofascial trigger points and control sites in equine cleidobrachialis muscle - An observational study

Acupuncture in Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 61-70

  Macgregor, Joanne ^a   Von Schweinitz, Dietrich Graf ^b  

^a Greyfriars Farm ^*

^b Equine Veterinary Clinic   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Equine myofascial trigger points; Local twitch response; Muscle pain; Myofascial pain syndrome; Needle electromyography; Taut bands; Veterinary acupuncture

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HORSE; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; SPIKE WAVE; TRIGGER POINT;

EID: 33745895637     PISSN: 09645284     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/aim.24.2.61     Document Type: Article

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