Chang-Zern Hong
Associate Professor, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
School of Medicine
School of Medicine
M.D., National Taiwan University
University of California, Irvine
Rm B-16 - Bldg 53 - Rt 81
101 The City Drive
Mail Code: 4580
Orange, CA 92868
Rm B-16 - Bldg 53 - Rt 81
101 The City Drive
Mail Code: 4580
Orange, CA 92868
Research Interests
Electrophysiology, Muscle, Nerve, Pain, Rehabilitation, Trigger-Point
Academic Distinctions
Appointments
Research Abstract
Dr. Hong's research centers around studying myofascial trigger point phenomena (characteristics of myofascial pain syndrome) in both clinical and electrophysiological aspects. An animal model has been developed recently. The topics of his study include:
1). electrophysiological characteristics of trigger point and local twitch response (in both human and rabbit)
2). clinical studies of trigger point phenomena - local twitch response, pain, tenderness, and referred pain patterns
3). treatment of myofascial pain syndrome with physical medicine
4). treatment of myofascial pain syndrome with trigger point injection
5). mechanism of trigger point injection
6). pathophysiology of myofascial trigger point
1). electrophysiological characteristics of trigger point and local twitch response (in both human and rabbit)
2). clinical studies of trigger point phenomena - local twitch response, pain, tenderness, and referred pain patterns
3). treatment of myofascial pain syndrome with physical medicine
4). treatment of myofascial pain syndrome with trigger point injection
5). mechanism of trigger point injection
6). pathophysiology of myofascial trigger point
Publications
Chang-Zern Hong: Considerations and Recommendations of Myofascial Trigger Point Injection. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, 2(1): 29-59, 1994.
Chang-Zern Hong: Lidocaine injection versus dry needling to myofascial trigger point: the importance of local twitch response. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 73(4):256-263, 1994.
Chang-Zern Hong: Lidocaine injection versus dry needling to myofascial trigger point: the importance of local twitch response. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 73(4):256-263, 1994.
Chang-Zern Hong, Yasuhiro Torigoe, and Jen Yu: The localized twitch respoonses in responsive taut bands of rabbit skeletal muscle fibers are related to the relfexes at spinal cord level. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, 3(1): 15-33, 1995.
Chang-Zern Hong: Pathophysiology of myofascial trigger point. Journal of the Formosan MEdical Association 95(2):93-104, 1996.
Chang-Zern Hong: Pathophysiology of myofascial trigger point. Journal of the Formosan MEdical Association 95(2):93-104, 1996.
Chang-Zern Hong, Yuh-Ning Chen, Debra twehous, Dennis H Hong: Pressure threhsold for referred pain by compression on the trigger point and adjacent areas. Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, 4(3): 61-79, 1996.
Chang-Zern Hong, Tse-Chieh Hsueh: Difference in pain relief after trigger point injections in myofascial pain patients with and without fibromyalgia. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 77:1161-1166, 1996.
Chang-Zern Hong, Ta-Shen Kuan, Jo-Tong Chen, Shu-Min Chen: Referred pain elicited by palpation and by needling of myofascial trigger points: a comparison. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 78:957-960, 1997.
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Last updated
03/11/2002
03/11/2002