Immediate effects of various physical therapeutic modalities on cervical myofascial pain and trigger-point sensitivity

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Volumn 83, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1406-1414

  Hou, Chuen Ru ^a   Tsai, Li Chen ^a   Cheng, Kuang Feng ^b   Chung, Kao Chi ^a   Hong, Chang Zern ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Lin Jin Shin Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Myofascial pain syndromes; Neck; Rehabilitation; Trigger points, myofascial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; ISCHEMIA; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESSURE; STRETCHING; TIME; TRANSCUTANEOUS NERVE STIMULATION; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 0036792686     PISSN: 00039993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/apmr.2002.34834     Document Type: Article

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