Clinical presentation and manual therapy for upper quadrant musculoskeletal conditions

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 201-211

  de la Llave Rincón, Ana Isabel ^a   Puentedura, Emilio J ^b   Fernández de las Penas, César ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Manual therapy; Neck; Pain; Sensitization; Thoracic; Upper quadrant

Indexed keywords

LIDOCAINE;

ALLODYNIA; ARM; ARTICLE; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; HYPERALGESIA; JOINT MOBILIZATION; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; LEG; LIMB PAIN; LOW BACK PAIN; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT DISORDER; TENSION HEADACHE; THORACIC SPINE; TRIGGER POINT; WHIPLASH INJURY;

EID: 80055030408     PISSN: 10669817     EISSN: 20426186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/106698111X13129729551985     Document Type: Article

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