Additional effects of transcranial direct-current stimulation and trigger-point injection for treatment of myofascial pain syndrome: A pilot study with randomized, single-blinded trial

Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 698-704

  Choi, Yoon Hee ^a,b   Jung, Sung Jin ^a   Lee, Chang Han ^c   Lee, Shi Uk ^c  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PILOT STUDY; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIMARY MOTOR CORTEX; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHOULDER GIRDLE; THERAPY; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRIGGER POINT INJECTION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; SHOULDER; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TRIGGER POINT;

AGED; CHRONIC PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INJECTIONS, INTRADERMAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PILOT PROJECTS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SHOULDER; SHOULDER JOINT; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRIGGER POINTS;

EID: 84906991941     PISSN: 10755535     EISSN: 15577708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/acm.2013.0243     Document Type: Article

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