The taut band and other mysteries of the trigger point: An examination of the mechanisms relevant to the development and maintenance of the trigger point

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 16, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 115-121

  Gerwin, Robert D ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Calcium channels; Muscle contraction; Sympathetic nervous system; Taut band; Trigger points

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINE; BRADYKININ; CALCITONIN; CALCITONIN GENE RELATED PEPTIDE; CYTOKINE; SUBSTANCE P;

ACETYLCHOLINE RELEASE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; CALCIUM TRANSPORT; CELL DAMAGE; ECCENTRIC MUSCLE CONTRACTION; ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; HYPOXIA; ISCHEMIA; MINIATURE ENDPLATE POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE FIBER CONTRACTION; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NERVE ENDING; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NOCICEPTIVE RECEPTOR; REVIEW; SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM; TRIGGER POINT; UPREGULATION;

EID: 67949117195     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10582450801960081     Document Type: Review

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