Changes in spasticity, widespread pressure pain sensitivity, and baropodometry after the application of dry needling in patients who have had a stroke: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 569-579

  Salom Moreno, Jaime ^a   Sánchez Mila, Zacarías ^b   Ortega Santiago, Ricardo ^a   Palacios Ceña, Maria ^a   Truyol Domínguez, Sebastian ^c   Fernández De Las Peñas, César ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

^b Centro de Fisioterapia CRENE   (Spain)

^c CAMILO JOSÉ CELA UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Acupuncture; Muscle Spasticity; Pain Threshold; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF COVARIANCE; ARTICLE; BAROPODOMETER; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEEP DRY NEEDLING; DELTOID MUSCLE; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; KOLMOGOROV SMIRNOV TEST; MALE; MUSCLE TONE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIST; NOCICEPTION; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSURE SENSATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RANGE OF MOTION; SPASTICITY; TIBIALIS ANTERIOR MUSCLE; ACUPUNCTURE; FOOT; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN THRESHOLD; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESSORECEPTOR; PRESSURE; PROCEDURES; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STROKE;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE SPASTICITY; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN THRESHOLD; PRESSORECEPTORS; PRESSURE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; STROKE;

EID: 84908130954     PISSN: 01614754     EISSN: 15326586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2014.06.003     Document Type: Article

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