Myofascial syndrome: Response to trigger-point injections

Nelson Hendler; Hinda Fink; Donlin Long

doi:10.1016/S0033-3182(83)73124-5

Myofascial syndrome: Response to trigger-point injections

Nelson Hendler, Hinda Fink, Donlin Long

School of Medicine

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Abstract

Electromyographic recordings in 18 patients with chronic myofascial pain provided objective evidence for high levels of muscle tension, in place of the previous reliance on subjective reporting of the pain. These levels declined sharply after the injection of a local anesthetic at the trigger point, showing that measurable physiologic change accompanied the subjective relief reported by the patients.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	990-997
Number of pages	8
Journal	Psychosomatics
Volume	24
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0033-3182(83)73124-5
State	Published - 1983

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