Effectiveness of trigger point dry needling for plantar heel pain: A randomized controlled trial

Physical Therapy

Volumn 94, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1083-1094

  Cotchett, Matthew P ^a   Munteanu, Shannon E ^a   Landorf, Karl B ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NEEDLE; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGGER POINT;

FASCIITIS, PLANTAR; FEMALE; HEEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; NEEDLES; PAIN MANAGEMENT; PAIN MEASUREMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIGGER POINTS;

EID: 84905252840     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: 15386724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20130255     Document Type: Article

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