Is soft tissue massage an effective treatment for mechanical shoulder pain? A study protocol

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 50-54

  Van Den Dolder, Paul ^a   Ferreira, Paulo ^a   Refshauge, Kathryn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clinical trial; Function; Massage; Pain; Shoulder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; MCGILL PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SHOULDER PAIN; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOFT TISSUE MASSAGE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 77954960604     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: 20426186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106698110X12595770849687     Document Type: Article

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