Short- and medium-term effects of manual therapy on cervical active range of motion and pressure pain sensitivity in latent myofascial pain of the upper trapezius muscle: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 300-309

  Oliveira Campelo, Natália M ^a   De Melo, Cristina A ^a   Alburquerque Sendín, Francisco ^b   Machado, Jorge P ^c  

^a Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Saúde   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Pain Perception; Pain Threshold; Physical Therapy Modalities; Range of Motion, Articular; Trigger Points

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGOMETER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CERVICAL ACTIVE RANGE OF MOTION; COMPRESSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; ENERGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC COMPRESSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MUSCLE STRETCHING; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NOCICEPTION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESSURE PAIN SENSITIVITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; ROTATION; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRIGGER POINT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ARTICULAR; PAIN PERCEPTION; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANGE OF MOTION; TRIGGER POINTS;

ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIPULATION, CHIROPRACTIC; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL MANIPULATIONS; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84879841931     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: 15326586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.04.008     Document Type: Article

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