Correlation between the Pressure Pain Threshold and Sonography and Spontaneous Electrical Activity in Myofascial Trigger Points |
Kim, Hyun-Jin
(Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Seonam University)
Kim, Myung-Hoon (Department of Physical Therapy, Gwangju Health College University) Kim, Su-Hyon (Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Dongshin University) Oh, Seok (Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Dongshin University) Choi, Ji-Ho (Department of Physical Therapy, Graduate School of Dongshin University) Kim, Tae-Youl (Department of Physical Therapy, Dongshin University) |
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