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Structure of trapezius muscle

Known as: Muscle, Trapezius, Trapezius, M. trapezius 
One of a pair of flat, large, triangular muscles that extend from the external occipital protuberance and the medial third of the superior nuchal… (More)

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Skeletal muscle structure of back

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Structure of trapezius muscle
Body part
Musculoskeletal System
CDISC SDTM Anatomical Location Terminology
Skeletal muscle structure of back
Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium Terminology

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Biochemicals associated with pain and inflammation are elevated in sites near to and remote from active myofascial trigger points.
OBJECTIVES To investigate the biochemical milieu of the upper trapezius muscle in subjects with active, latent, or absent… (More)
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2006
2006
Experimental muscle pain results in reorganization of coordination among trapezius muscle subdivisions during repetitive shoulder flexion
The aim of the study was to examine the effect of experimental unilateral upper trapezius muscle pain on the relative activation… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Patients with chronic neck pain demonstrate altered patterns of muscle activation during performance of a functional upper limb task.
STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. OBJECTIVE This study compared neck muscle activation patterns during and after a repetitive… (More)
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2004
2004
Tender or not tender: test-retest repeatability of pressure pain thresholds in the trapezius and deltoid muscles of healthy women.
OBJECTIVE To examine the test-retest repeatability of pressure pain thresholds in the shoulder muscles of healthy women. DESIGN… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Increase in muscle nociceptive substances and anaerobic metabolism in patients with trapezius myalgia: microdialysis in rest and during exercise.
Local metabolic changes are suggested to be involved in muscle pain development in humans. Nineteen women with chronic work… (More)
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Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Scapular muscle recruitment patterns: trapezius muscle latency with and without impingement symptoms.
BACKGROUND Altered muscle activity in the scapular muscles is commonly believed to be a factor contributing to shoulder… (More)
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Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Is lower leg proprioception essential for triggering human automatic postural responses?
It is unknown to what extent automatic postural responses are triggered by lower leg proprioception. This issue was addressed by… (More)
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Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Influence of muscle morphometry and moment arms on the moment-generating capacity of human neck muscles.
STUDY DESIGN The function of neck muscles was quantified by incorporating experimentally measured morphometric parameters into a… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Lidocaine injection versus dry needling to myofascial trigger point. The importance of the local twitch response.
This study was designed to investigate the effects of injection with a local anesthetic agent or dry needling into a myofascial… (More)
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Highly Cited
1987
Highly Cited
1987
Postural coactivation and adaptation in the sway stabilizing responses of normals and patients with bilateral vestibular deficit
The experiments were designed to test two hypotheses and their corollaries: 1. That adaptation of EMG responses to support… (More)
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