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International Journal of Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation Volume 2 (2016), Article ID 2:IJPTR-113, 5 pages
https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-7498/2016/113
Case Study
Efficacy of Trigger Points Mesotherapy for the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain: A Short Term Retrospective Study

Teresa Paolucci*1, Giulia Piccinini1, Pompilu Dan Trifan2, Federico Zangrando1 and Vincenzo Maria Saraceni1

1Complex Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I - “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy
2Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I - “Sapienza” University of Rome, Italy
Dr. Teresa Paolucci, Complex Unit of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I - “Sapienza” University of Rome, Rome, Italy; E-mail: teresapaolucci@hotmail.com
04 October 2015; 29 March 2016; 31 March 2016
Paolucci T, Piccinini G, Trifan PD, Zangrando F, Saraceni VM, et al. (2016) Efficacy of Trigger Points Mesotherapy for the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain: A Short Term Retrospective Study. Int J Phys Ther Rehab 2: 113. doi: https://doi.org/10.15344/2455-7498/2016/113
© 2016 Paolucciet et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

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