Ultrasound-guided trigger point injections

Techniques in Regional Anesthesia and Pain Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 179-183

  Chim, David ^a,b   Cheng, Peter H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Musculoskeletal ultrasound; Myofascial pain syndrome; Trigger point injection; Ultrasound guided blocks

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ECHOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PNEUMOTHORAX; RISK FACTOR; TRIGGER POINT;

EID: 70349126678     PISSN: 1084208X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.trap.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

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