The immediate efects of atlanto-occipital joint manipulation and suboccipital muscle inhibition technique on active mouth opening and pressure pain sensitivity over latent myofascial trigger points in the masticatory muscles

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 310-317

  Oliveira Campelo, Natalia M ^a   Rubens Rebelatto, José ^b   Martín Vallejo, Francisco J ^c   Alburquerque Sendín, Francisco ^c,d   Fernández De Las Peñas, César ^e  

^a School of Health   (Portugal)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO CARLOS   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^d Escuela de Osteopatía de Madrid   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cervical manipulation; Muscle trigger points; Neck; TMJ; Upper cervical

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHROPATHY; ARTICLE; ATLANTOOCCIPITAL JOINT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLE; MOUTH; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; ORTHOPEDIC MANIPULATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESSURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TEMPORALIS MUSCLE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATLANTO-OCCIPITAL JOINT; FEMALE; HUMANS; JOINT DISEASES; MALE; MANIPULATION, ORTHOPEDIC; MASSETER MUSCLE; MASTICATORY MUSCLES; MOUTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PRESSURE; TEMPORAL MUSCLE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DYSFUNCTION SYNDROME; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953406795     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2010.3257     Document Type: Article

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