Inability of surface electromyography to register the local twitch response elicited by trigger point injection and snapping palpation in myofascial pain patients

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 165-173

  Lim, Pei Feng ^a   Schmidt, John ^b   De Leeuw, Reny ^c   Carlson, Charley ^c   Albuquerque, Romulo ^d   Okeson, Jeffrey P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Local twitch response; Myofascial pain; Snapping palpation; Surface electromyography; Trigger point injection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRODE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRIGGER POINT;

EID: 67650326654     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10582450802161911     Document Type: Article

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