Myofascial pain - An overview

Annals of the Academy of Medicine Singapore

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 43-48

  Yap, Eng Ching ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Muscles; Musculoskeletal dysfunction; Rehabilitation; Taut bands

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; MUSCLE RELAXANT AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADJUVANT THERAPY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; IMAGING SYSTEM; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW;

EID: 34047168009     PISSN: 03044602     EISSN: 29724066     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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