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Original Article

Immediate Effects of Various Physical Medicine Modalities on Pain Threshold of an Active Myofascial Trigger Point

Chang-Zern Hong Associate Professor and Clinical Director, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California Irvine Medical Center, Orange, CA 92668
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Yuan-Chung Chen Medical Student, University of California Irvine Medical Center
,
Cindy H. Pon Medical Student, University of California Irvine Medical Center
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Jen Yu Professor and Chair, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of California Irvine Medical Center
Pages 37-53 | Published online: 16 Jan 2010

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David O Draper, Chad Mahaffey, David Kaiser, Dennis Eggett & Jake Jarmin. (2010) Thermal ultrasound decreases tissue stiffness of trigger points in upper trapezius muscles. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 26:3, pages 167-172.
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Andrew A. Fischer. (1999) Treatment of Myofascial Pain. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain 7:1-2, pages 131-142.
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Chang-Zern Hong. (1998) Algometry In Evaluation of Trigger Points and Referred Pain. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain 6:1, pages 47-59.
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Andrew A. Fischer. (1998) Algometry in Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Pain and Evaluation of Treatment Outcome: An Update. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain 6:1, pages 5-32.
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Jason C. Lee, Doris T. Lin & Chang-Zern Hong. (1997) The Effectiveness of Simultaneous Thermotherapy with Ultrasound and Electrotherapy with Combined AC and DC Current on the Immediate Pain Relief of Myofascial Trigger Points. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain 5:1, pages 81-90.
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Chang-Zern Hong, Yuh-Ning Chen, Debra Twehous & Dennis H. Hong. (1996) Pressure Threshold for Referred Pain by Compression on the Trigger Point and Adjacent Areas. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain 4:3, pages 61-79.
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Pekka J. Pöntinen & Olavi Airaksinen. (1995) Evaluation of Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction Syndromes and Their Response to Low Level Laser Therapy. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain 3:2, pages 149-154.
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