Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 8 , Pages 1332-1339 , August 2009

Comparison of 3 Needle Sizes for Trigger Point Injection in Myofascial Pain Syndrome of Upper- and Middle-Trapezius Muscle: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Seung-Hyun Yoon, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Seung-Hyun Yoon, MD, PhD, Dept of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ajou University School of Medicine, San 5, Wonchon-dong, Yeongtong-gu, Suwon 443-721, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Ueon Woo Rah, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Seung Soo Sheen, MD, MS

      Affiliations

    • Section of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics in Clinical Trial Center, Ajou University Medical Center, Suwon, Republic of Korea
    • ,
  • Kye Hee Cho, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea

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PII: S0003-9993(09)00274-3

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2009.01.028

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 90, Issue 8 , Pages 1332-1339 , August 2009

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