The Predetermined Sites of Examination for Tender Points in Fibromyalgia Syndrome Are Frequently Associated With Myofascial Trigger Points

Journal of Pain

Volumn 11, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 644-651

  Ge, Hong You ^a   Wang, Ying ^a   Danneskiold Samsøe, Bente ^b   Graven Nielsen, Thomas ^a   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^a  

^a Center of Sensory Motor Interaction   (Denmark)

^b FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; intramuscular needle electromyography; manual palpation; referred pain; spontaneous electrical activity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PALPATION; SENSITIZATION; TRIGGER POINT;

ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PAIN, REFERRED; PALPATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 77953873247     PISSN: 15265900     EISSN: 15288447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpain.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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