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Treatment Experience of Pulsed Radiofrequency Under Ultrasound Guided to the Trapezius Muscle at Myofascial Pain Syndrome -A Case Report-

  • Park, Chung-Hoon (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Yoon-Woo (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Chan (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Moon, Joo-Hwa (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Jong-Bum (Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2011.09.30
  • Accepted : 2011.11.15
  • Published : 2012.01.01
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Abstract

Trigger point injection treatment is an effective and widely applied treatment for myofascial pain syndrome. The trapezius muscle frequently causes myofascial pain in neck area. We herein report a case in which direct pulsed radiofrequency (RF) treatment was applied to the trapezius muscle. We observed that the RF treatment produced continuous pain relief when the effective duration of trigger point injection was temporary in myofascial pain.

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