Effects of Trigger Point Acupuncture Treatment on Temporomandibular Disorders: A Preliminary Randomized Clinical Trial

JAMS Journal of Acupuncture and Meridian Studies

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 57-62

  Itoh, Kazunori ^a   Asai, Sayo ^a   Ohyabu, Hideaki ^a   Imai, Kenji ^a   Kitakoji, Hiroshi ^a  

^a MEIJI UNIVERSITY OF INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Chronic pain; Myofascial pain; Temporomandibular disorder; TMD; Trigger point

Indexed keywords

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAW DISEASE; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHAM PROCEDURE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRIGGER POINT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 84859432683     PISSN: 20052901     EISSN: 20938152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jams.2012.01.013     Document Type: Article

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