Reduction of spontaneous electrical activity and pain perception of trigger points in the upper trapezius muscle through trigger point compression and passive stretching

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 266-278

  Kostopoulos, Dimitrios ^a   Nelson Jr , Arthur J ^b   Ingber, Reuben S ^c,d   Larkin, Ralph W ^e,f  

^a Hands On Physical Therapy   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^e JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE   (United States)

^f NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ischemic compression; Myofascial pain; Pain perception; Stretching; Trapezius

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALGOMETRY; ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DATA ANALYSIS; EFFECT SIZE; ELECTRIC ACTIVITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC COMPRESSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE FIBER MEMBRANE STEADY POTENTIAL; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PASSIVE MOVEMENT; PASSIVE STRETCHING; SPONTANEOUS ELECTRICAL ACTIVITY; STRETCHING EXERCISE; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRIGGER POINT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 67649639960     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10582450802479594     Document Type: Article

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