Emg analysis after laser acupuncture in patients with temporomandibular dysfunction (TMD). Implications for practice

Complementary Therapies in Clinical Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 158-160

  Hotta, Patrícia Tiemy ^a   Hotta, Takami Hirono ^a   Bataglion, César ^a   Bataglion, Solange Aparecida ^a   de Souza Coronatto, Elaine Angélica ^a   Siéssere, Selma ^a   Regalo, Simone Cecilio Hallak ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Laser acupuncture; Low level laser therapy; Temporomandibular dysfunction; Visual analogue scale

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954456015     PISSN: 17443881     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2010.01.002     Document Type: Article

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