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Ischaemia and sensitization

In Acupuncture, Trigger Points and Musculoskeletal Pain (3rd Edition), Baldry asserts the following: "When the Myofascial Trigger Point nociceptor-sensitizing substances bradykinin and prostaglandins ...
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Sensitization and Ischaemia

In Acupuncture, Trigger Points and Musculoskeletal Pain (3rd Edition), Baldry advances the following: "When the Myofascial Trigger Point nociceptor-sensitizing substances bradykinin and ...
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Nociceptor sensitization and ACh release

As a component of the Myofascial Trigger Point Pain Syndrome vicious cycle, sensitization of nociceptive nerve fibers leads to excessive acetylcholine release from nerve terminals, entailing sarcomere ...
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Sensitization and Energy Crisis in Myofascial Pain Syndrome

In Travell and Simons' Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction: The Trigger Point Manual, an energy crisis within a muscle is said to entail the release of sensitizing substances that could interact with ...
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