Latent myofascial trigger points

Current Pain and Headache Reports

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 386-392

  Ge, Hong You ^a   Arendt Nielsen, Lars ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accelerated fatigability; Adenosine triphosphate; ATP; Central sensitization; Dry needling; Joint range of motion; Latent myofascial trigger points; Motor dysfunction; Motor unit hyperexcitability; Muscle cramp; Muscle fatigue; Muscle fiber contraction; Muscle weakness; Musculoskeletal pain; Myofascial pain; Myofascial trigger point; Neuromuscular hyperexcitability; Pain; Sensorimotor dysfunction; Sensory motor dysfunction; Spontaneous electrical activity; Taut band; Tenderness

Indexed keywords

ACID SENSING ION CHANNEL; ACID SENSING ION CHANNEL 3; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALLODYNIA; ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; LATENT MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINT; MECHANICAL STIMULATION; MOTOR CONTROL; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR UNIT; MOTOR UNIT HYPEREXCITABILITY; MUSCLE ACTION POTENTIAL; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE DISEASE; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FORCE; MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MUSCLE TENDERNESS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; RANGE OF MOTION; REFERRED PAIN; TRIGGER POINT;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TIME FACTORS; TRIGGER POINTS;

EID: 80755132277     PISSN: 15313433     EISSN: 15343081     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11916-011-0210-6     Document Type: Article

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