Application of ultrasound-guided trigger point injection for myofascial trigger points in the subscapularis and pectoralis muscles to post-mastectomy patients: A pilot study

Yonsei Medical Journal

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 792-799

  Shin, Hyuk Jai ^a   Shin, Ji Cheol ^b   Kim, Wan Sung ^a   Chang, Won Hyuk ^c   Lee, Sang Chul ^b  

^a Kwandong University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Myofascial pain syndrome; Pain; Trigger points; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ABDUCTION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DOPPLER DEVICE; ECHOGRAPHY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GAUGE; GONIOMETRY; HUMAN; INJECTION; MASTECTOMY; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER PAIN; SUBSCAPULARIS MUSCLE; SYRINGE NEEDLE; THERAPY EFFECT; TRIGGER POINT; ULTRASOUND GUIDED TRIGGER POINT INJECTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; DRUG EFFECTS; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PROCEDURES; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

LIDOCAINE; LOCAL ANESTHETIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANESTHETICS, LOCAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRAMUSCULAR; LIDOCAINE; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PECTORALIS MUSCLES; TRIGGER POINTS;

EID: 84898736837     PISSN: 05135796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2014.55.3.792     Document Type: Article

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