Myofascial trigger point: A possible way of modulating tinnitus

Audiology and Neurotology

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 153-160

  Bezerra Rocha, Carina A C ^a   Sanchez, Tanit Ganz ^a   Tesseroli De Siqueira, José T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Case control studies; Laterality; Myofascial pain syndromes, diagnostic; Skeletal muscle; Tinnitus; Upper extremity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY CORTEX; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TINNITUS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACIAL NEURALGIA; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SELECTION; REFERENCE VALUES; TINNITUS;

EID: 42049115447     PISSN: 14203030     EISSN: 14219700     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000112423     Document Type: Article

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