Efficacy of immediate rewarming with moist heat after conventional vapocoolant spray therapy in myofascial pain syndrome

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 147-152

  Bahadir, Cengiz ^a   Dayan, Vildan Yaman ^a   Ocak, Feride ^a   Yiǧit, Semra ^a  

^a GATA HAYDARPASA TRAINING HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Myofascial pain syndrome; Pain pressure threshold; Rewarming; Spray with stretch; Trapezius

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; BUTANE; ISOBUTANE; PROPANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ALGOMETRY; ARTICLE; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLD TREATMENT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOIST HOT PACK; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NEBULIZATION; PAIN THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; STRETCHING; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; VAPOCOOLANT SPRAY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WARMING;

EID: 77952486751     PISSN: 10582452     EISSN: 15407012     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/10582452.2010.483961     Document Type: Article

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