Electromyographically guided trigger point injections in the cervicothoracic musculature of obese patients: A new and unreported technique

Pain Physician

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 753-756

  Botwin, Kenneth P ^a,b   Patel, Bharat C ^a  

^a Deuk Spine Institute   (United States)

^b Florida Spine Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

Electromyography; Myofascial pain; Trigger point injection

Indexed keywords

POLITEF;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MATERIAL COATING; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MOTOR UNIT; MUSCLE TISSUE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; OBESITY; PALPATION; PNEUMOTHORAX; SKELETAL MUSCLE; THORACIC SPINE; TRIGGER POINT;

ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ELECTRODES; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; INTRAOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; MONITORING, INTRAOPERATIVE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; NEEDLES; NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENTS; OBESITY; PNEUMOTHORAX; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 36749024571     PISSN: 15333159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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