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- Title
Tenderness and Acupuncture Points in the Masseter Muscle: A Correlation Study.
- Authors
List, Thomas; Helkimo, Martti
- Abstract
One clinical observation made during acupuncture treatment of patients with mandibular disorders and facial pain was that acupuncture pothts often seem to coincide with those parts of the masticatory muscles exhibiting tenderness on palpation. The aim of this study was to determine more systematically to what degree acupuncture points correspond with the location of the tender zones in the masseter muscle. Twenty-six individuals with tenderness in the left masseter muscle were included in the study. In the majority of the cases (97%), one or more acupuncture points were localized within the tender zone in the muscle. An agreement between the location of the acupuncture point and tender muscle zones does appear to exist.
- Subjects
TEMPOROMANDIBULAR joint abnormalities; DENTAL care; ACUPUNCTURE; PATIENTS; MASSETER muscle; DISEASES
- Publication
Journal of Craniomandibular Disorders, 1988, Vol 2, Issue 3, p133
- ISSN
0890-2739
- Publication type
Article