Incidence of myofascial pain syndrome in breast cancer surgery: A prospective study

Clinical Journal of Pain

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 320-325

  Lacomba, María Torres ^a   Del Moral, Orlando Mayoral ^b   Coperias Zazo, José Luís ^c   Gerwin, Robert D ^d   Goñi, Alvaro Zapico ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^b Henares Hospital   (Spain)

^c Prí Ncipe de Asturias University Hospital   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL VIRGEN DE LA SALUD   (Spain)

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

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Incidence; Myofascial pain syndromes; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AXILLARY LYMPH NODE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER SURGERY; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LYMPH NODE DISSECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL STRESS; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; THORAX SURGERY;

EID: 77951476343     PISSN: 07498047     EISSN: 15365409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/AJP.0b013e3181c4904a     Document Type: Article

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