Identifying Myofascial Trigger Points
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Myofascial trigger points.
Painful conditions of the musculoskeletal system, including myofascial pain syndrome, constitute some of the most important chronic problems encountered in a clinical practice. A myofascial trigger points is a hyperirritable spot, usually within a taut band of skeletal muscle, which is painful on compression and can give rise to characteristic referred pain, motor dysfunction, and autonomic phe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1058-2452,1540-7012
DOI: 10.1080/10582450802479909