Myofascial trigger points in cluster headache patients: a case series
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Myofascial trigger points in cluster headache patients: a case series
Active myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) have been found to contribute to chronic tension-type headache and migraine. The purpose of this case series was to examine if active trigger points (TrPs) provoking cluster-type referred pain could be found in cluster headache patients and, if so, to evaluate the effectiveness of active TrPs anaesthetic injections both in the acute and preventive headac...
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عنوان ژورنال: Head & Face Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1746-160X
DOI: 10.1186/1746-160x-4-32