Dry needling to a key myofascial trigger point may reduce the irritability of satellite MTrPs

American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 86, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 397-403

  Hsieh, Yueh Ling ^a   Kao, Mu Jung ^c   Kuan, Ta Shen ^b   Chen, Shu Min ^b   Chen, Jo Tong ^b   Hong, Chang Zern ^a,d  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d Han Ming Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dry Needling; Myofascial Trigger Point; Referred Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; DRY NEEDLING; EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS LONGUS MUSCLE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; INFRASPINATUS MUSCLE; IRRITABILITY; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL MEDICINE; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER PAIN; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRIGGER POINT;

HUMANS; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; NEEDLES; PAIN, REFERRED; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 34247540090     PISSN: 08949115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHM.0b013e31804a554d     Document Type: Article

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