Probable mechanisms of needling therapies for myofascial pain control

Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Chou, Li Wei ^a,b   Kao, Mu Jung ^c,d   Lin, Jaung Geng ^b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; DYNORPHIN; ENDORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN; MORPHINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OPIATE; OPIATE RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN; STEROID; SUBSTANCE P;

ACUPUNCTURE; ACUPUNCTURE ANALGESIA; ACUPUNCTURE NEEDLE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); DISEASE CONTROL; DRY NEEDLING; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; HYPOTHESIS; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCLE CELL; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINT; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROANATOMY; NOCICEPTION; NONHUMAN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TRIGGER POINT;

EID: 84872818653     PISSN: 1741427X     EISSN: 17414288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/705327     Document Type: Article

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