Trigger points and classical acupuncture points: Part 1: Qualitative and quantitative anatomic correspondences

Deutsche Zeitschrift fur Akupunktur

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 15-24

  Dorsher, P T ^a   Fleckenstein, J ^b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Acupuncture meridian; Acupuncture points; Myofascial pain; Pain; Trigger point therapy

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ARTICLE; CADAVER; HUMAN; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; TRIGGER POINT;

EID: 55349130309     PISSN: 04156412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.dza.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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