The effect of dry needling on pain, pressure pain threshold and disability in patients with a myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 298-305

  Ziaeifar, Maryam ^a   Arab, Amir Massoud ^a   Karimi, Noureddin ^a   Nourbakhsh, Mohammad Reza ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND REHABILITATION SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry needling; Myofascial trigger point; Pain; Pressure pain threshold; Trigger point compression technique; Upper trapezius

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISABILITIES OF THE ARM, SHOULDER AND HAND (SCORE); DRY NEEDLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRIGGER POINT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; BACK MUSCLE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN THRESHOLD; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; SUPERFICIAL BACK MUSCLES; TRIGGER POINTS;

EID: 84897965043     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: 15329283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2013.11.004     Document Type: Article

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