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Original Article

Spontaneous Needle Electromyographic Activity in Myofascial Trigger Points in the Infraspinatus Muscle: A Blinded Assessment

Christian Couppé Department of Rheumatology and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark
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Asbjørn Midttun Department of Clinical Neuro physiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Denmark
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Jørgen Hilden Department of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen
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Uffe Jørgensen Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen
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Peter Oxholm Department of Rheumatology, Gentofte Hospital, University of Copenhagen, 2900, Hellerup, Denmark
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Anders Fuglsang-Frederiksen Department of Clinical Neuro physiology, Aarhus University Hospital, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 7-16 | Received 11 Dec 2000, Accepted 09 Apr 2001, Published online: 16 Jan 2010

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