Changes in active mouth opening following a single treatment of latent myofascial trigger points in the masseter muscle involving post-isometric relaxation or strain/counterstrain

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-205

  Blanco, Cleofás Rodríguez ^a   de las Peñas, César Fernández ^a,b   Xumet, Juan Elicio Hernández ^a   Algaba, Carolina Peña ^c   Rabadán, Manual Fernández ^c   de la Quintana, Mari Carmen Lillo ^a  

^a Escuela de Osteopatía de Madrid EOM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Active mouth opening; Latent myofascial trigger point; Masseter muscle; Post isometric relaxation; Strain counterstrain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; JAW MOVEMENT; JOINT FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MOUTH; MOUTH CAVITY; MOVEMENT THERAPY; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE RELAXATION; MUSCLE STRAIN; MUSCLE TRAINING; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINT; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANGE OF MOTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGGER POINT;

EID: 33745198643     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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