The relationship between serum trace elements, vitamin B12, folic acid and clinical parameters in patients with myofascial pain syndrome

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 187-191

  Okumus, M ^a   Ceceli, E ^a   Tuncay, F ^a   Kocaoglu, S ^a   Palulu, N ^a   Yorgancioglu, Z R ^a  

^a ANKARA TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Myofascial pain syndrome; pain threshold; trace element

Indexed keywords

COPPER; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; IRON; MAGNESIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; ZINC;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BECK DEPRESSION INVENTORY; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE DURATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID BLOOD LEVEL; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; IRON BLOOD LEVEL; MAGNESIUM BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MYALGIA; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHOULDER; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FACIAL NEURALGIA; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; HUMANS; MALE; TRACE ELEMENTS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; ZINC;

EID: 78649643889     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2010-0264     Document Type: Article

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