Injection in the cervical facet joint for shoulder pain with myofascial trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle

Orthopedics

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 557-

  Tsai, Chien Tsung ^a   Hsieh, Lin Fen ^b   Kuan, Ta Shen ^c   Kao, Mu Jung ^d   Hong, Chang Zern ^e  

^a Da Chien General Hospital   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^e HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; TRIAMCINOLONE; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ANTIINFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INJECTION SITE PAIN; INJECTION SITE SORENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER PAIN; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRIGGER POINT; DRUG EFFECT; INTRAARTICULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; SHOULDER; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRA-ARTICULAR; LIDOCAINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SHOULDER JOINT; SHOULDER PAIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAMCINOLONE; YOUNG ADULT; ZYGAPOPHYSEAL JOINT;

EID: 70349209129     PISSN: 01477447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01477447-20090624-04     Document Type: Article

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