Changes in Pressure Pain Sensitivity in Latent Myofascial Trigger Points in the Upper Trapezius Muscle After a Cervical Spine Manipulation in Pain-Free Subjects

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 578-583

  Ruiz Sáez, Mariana ^a   Fernández de las Peñas, César ^a,b   Blanco, Cleofás Rodríguez ^a,c   Martínez Segura, Raquel ^a   García León, Rafael ^a  

^a Escuela de Osteopatía de Madrid EOM   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Joint Dysfunction; Pressure Pain Threshold; Trigger Points

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERVERTEBRAL ARTICULATION; MALE; MYALGIA; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NOCICEPTION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE;

ADULT; FACIAL PAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NECK PAIN; PRESSURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS; TRAPEZIUM BONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 35748929405     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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