Discrepancy between prevalence and perceived effectiveness of treatment methods in myofascial pain syndrome: Results of a cross-sectional, nationwide survey

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Fleckenstein, Johannes ^a   Zaps, Daniela ^a   Rüger, Linda J ^a   Lehmeyer, Lukas ^a   Freiberg, Florentina ^a   Lang, Philip M ^a   Irnich, Dominik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYCLOOXYGENASE 2 INHIBITOR; DIPYRONE; OPIATE; PARACETAMOL; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; CENTRAL MUSCLE RELAXANT; PROSTAGLANDIN SYNTHASE INHIBITOR;

ACUPUNCTURE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDICS; PAIN CLINIC; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RHEUMATOLOGY; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ANALGESICS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYCLOOXYGENASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE RELAXANTS, CENTRAL; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; ORTHOPEDICS; PAIN CLINICS; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PHYSICIANS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RHEUMATOLOGY;

EID: 77949384574     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-32     Document Type: Article

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