Increased spontaneous electrical activity at a latent myofascial trigger point after nociceptive stimulation of another latent trigger point

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-143

  Fernández Carnero, Josué ^a,b,c   Ge, Hong You ^a   Kimura, Yoshiyuki ^a   Fernández De Las Peñas, César ^a,b,c   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

^c UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Experimental pain; Glutamate; Intramuscular EMG; Sensitization; Trigger points

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; ISOTONIC SOLUTION; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTENSOR CARPI RADIALIS BREVIS MUSCLE; EXTENSOR MUSCLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFRASPINATUS MUSCLE; INJECTION; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MUSCLE; MUSCLE EXCITATION; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TRIGGER POINT;

EID: 75649089710     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181bad736     Document Type: Article

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