A New Look at Trigger Point Injections
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A New Look at Trigger Point Injections
Trigger point injections are commonly practised pain interventional techniques. However, there is still lack of objective diagnostic criteria for trigger points. The mechanisms of action of trigger point injection remain obscure and its efficacy remains heterogeneous. The advent of ultrasound technology in the noninvasive real-time imaging of soft tissues sheds new light on visualization of tri...
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عنوان ژورنال: Anesthesiology Research and Practice
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1687-6962,1687-6970
DOI: 10.1155/2012/492452