Myofascial trigger points: spontaneous electrical activity and its consequences for pain induction and propagation
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Myofascial trigger points: spontaneous electrical activity and its consequences for pain induction and propagation
Active myofascial trigger points are one of the major peripheral pain generators for regional and generalized musculoskeletal pain conditions. Myofascial trigger points are also the targets for acupuncture and/or dry needling therapies. Recent evidence in the understanding of the pathophysiology of myofascial trigger points supports The Integrated Hypothesis for the trigger point formation; how...
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عنوان ژورنال: Chinese Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1749-8546
DOI: 10.1186/1749-8546-6-13