Comparison of high-power pain threshold ultrasound therapy with local injection in the treatment of active myofascial trigger points of the upper trapezius muscle

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 92, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 657-662

  Unalan, Halil ^a   Majlesi, Javid ^b,c   Aydin, Filiz Yildiz ^a   Palamar, Deniz ^a  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b International Hospital Istanbul   (Turkey)

^c Yeilkoy Istanbul Caddesi   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Myofascial pain syndrome; Rehabilitation; Trigger points; Ultrasonic therapy

Indexed keywords

LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH POWER PAIN THRESHOLD ULTRASOUND THERAPY; HUMAN; LOCAL ANESTHESIA; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TREATMENT DURATION; TRIGGER POINT; ULTRASOUND THERAPY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; NECK MUSCLES; NECK PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONIC THERAPY;

EID: 79953166077     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apmr.2010.11.030     Document Type: Article

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