Referred pain from trapezius muscle trigger points shares similar characteristics with chronic tension type headache.

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Published in Eur J Pain on August 21, 2006

Authors

César Fernández-de-Las-Peñas1, Hong-You Ge, Lars Arendt-Nielsen, Maria Luz Cuadrado, Juan A Pareja

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain. cesarfdlp@yahoo.es

Associated clinical trials:

Dose Response Effects of Cervical Spinal Manipulative Therapy (SMT) on Pressure Sensitivity of Myofascial Trigger Points | NCT01418170

Care Outcomes for Chiropractic Outpatient Veterans (COCOV) | NCT03254719

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