Treatment of myofascial trigger points in common shoulder disorders by physical therapy: A randomized controlled trial [ISRCTN75722066]

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

Volumn 8, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Bron, Carel ^a,b   Wensing, Michel ^a   Franssen, Jo L M ^b   Oostendorp, Rob A B ^a,c  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Institute for Allied Health Care ^*

^c Dutch Institute of Allied Health Care NPi   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; KINESIOTHERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOBILIZATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECURRENCE RISK; ROTATOR CUFF INJURY; SHOULDER; SHOULDER DISORDER; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN; TRIGGER POINT; BURSITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HYPERTHERMIC THERAPY; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATHOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROTATOR CUFF; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TENDINITIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BURSITIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; DEMOGRAPHY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTHERMIA, INDUCED; HYPOTHERMIA; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PAIN MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROTATOR CUFF; SHOULDER; SHOULDER IMPINGEMENT SYNDROME; SHOULDER PAIN; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TENDINOPATHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 39549117559     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2474-8-107     Document Type: Article

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