Effects of needle electrical intramuscular stimulation on shoulder and cervical myofascial pain syndrome and microcirculation

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association

Volumn 71, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 200-206

  Lee, Si Huei ^a,b   Chen, Chih Chun ^a   Lee, Chang Shun ^a   Lin, Tsung Ching ^a   Chan, Rai Chi ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Laser Doppler flowmetry; Myofascial pain syndrome; Myofascial trigger point; Needle electrical intramuscular stimulation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROSTIMULATION; HUMAN; LASER DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; MICROCIRCULATION; MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NEEDLE ELECTRICAL INTRAMUSCULAR STIMULATION; NERVE STIMULATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RANGE OF MOTION; SKIN BLOOD FLOW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIGGER POINT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 43449101862     PISSN: 17264901     EISSN: 17287731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1726-4901(08)70104-7     Document Type: Article

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