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INAUGURAL INCOMING PRESIDENT'S ADDRESS

The Taut Band and Other Mysteries of the Trigger Point: An Examination of the Mechanisms Relevant to the Development and Maintenance of the Trigger Point

Robert D. Gerwin Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD; Pain and Rehabilitation Medicine, Bethesda, MD
Pages 115-121 | Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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