Occurrence of myofascial pain in patients with possible carpal tunnel syndrome - A single-blinded study

European Journal of Pain

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 588-591

  Qerama, Erisela ^a   Kasch, Helge ^a   Fuglsang Frederiksen, Anders ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Carpal tunnel syndrome; Electroneuronography; Myofascial pain; Trigger points in the infraspinatus muscles

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELTOID MUSCLE; DENMARK; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; INFRASPINATUS MUSCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NERVE CONDUCTION; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRIGGER POINT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; ELECTRODIAGNOSIS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; NEURAL CONDUCTION; OCCUPATIONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PARESTHESIA; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67349283938     PISSN: 10903801     EISSN: 15322149     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpain.2008.07.009     Document Type: Article

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