Topographical mapping and mechanical pain sensitivity of myofascial trigger points in the infraspinatus muscle

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 12, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 859-865

  Ge, Hong You ^a   Fernández de las Peñas, César ^b   Madeleine, Pascal ^a   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Local twitch response; Myofascial pain syndrome; Peripheral sensitization; Pressure pain threshold

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER PAIN; TRIGGER POINT;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; BRAIN MAPPING; FASCICULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; NEEDLES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PAIN, REFERRED; PRESSURE; PUNCTURES; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 48449095661     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2007.12.005     Document Type: Article

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