Experimental model of trigger points using eccentric exercise

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 29-35

  Kawakita, Kenji ^a   Itoh, Kazunori ^a   Okada, Kaoru ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Eccentric contraction; Human; Rabbit; Rat; Sensitized nociceptor; Trigger point model

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTERY LIGATION; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; ELECTROSTIMULATION; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; EXTENSOR DIGITORUM LONGUS MUSCLE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE REFLEX; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; SENSORY RECEPTOR; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TRIGGER POINT;

EID: 67949108111     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10582450801960180     Document Type: Article

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