Glutamate-evoked jaw muscle pain as a model of persistent myofascial TMD pain?
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Massage therapy in myofascial TMD pain management.
Myofascial pain located in the area of the head is a very common disease of the stomatognathic system. The fact that the mechanism of its development is very complex may cause a variety of problems in diagnosis and therapy. Patients diagnosed with this type of affliction usually need a variety of different therapies. Massage therapy can be a significant method of treatment of myofascial pain. T...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Oral Biology
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0003-9969
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2008.01.008