The Effect of Auricular and Systemic Acupuncture on the Electromyographic Activity of the Trapezius Muscle with Trigger Points-A Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Patrícia Silva de Camargo (Author), Carla Rigo Lima (Author), Maria Luiza de Andrade E Rezende (Author), Adriana Teresa Silva Santos (Author), João Wagner Rodrigues Hernandez (Author), Andréia Maria Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Medical Association of Pharmacopuncture Institute, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
• Online Access: Connect to this object online.

The purpose of this study was to analyze and compare intra and intergroup the immediate effect of the auricular and LR8 systemic acupuncture on the electromyographic activity of the trapezius with the trigger points. This is an experimental clinical trial; 40 people were split in 4 distinct groups (...