A case study looking at the effectiveness of deep dry needling for the management of hypertonia

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 55-60

  Herrero Gallego, Pablo ^a,c   Del Moral, Orlando Mayoral ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN Y TECNOLOGÍA AGROALIMENTARIA DE ARAGÓN CITA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

^c NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Dry needling; Modified Ashworth Scale; Muscle hypertonia; Muscle spasticity; Myofascial pain syndromes; Trigger point

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ISCHEMIA; CASE REPORT; DEEP DRY NEEDLING; HUMAN; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCLE HYPERTONIA; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUADRIPLEGIA; RATING SCALE; SPASTICITY; THUMB; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGGER POINT; VISCOELASTICITY;

EID: 34447122514     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J094v15n02_09     Document Type: Article

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