An evidence-informed review of the current myofascial pain literature - January 2015

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 126-137

  Dommerholt, Jan ^a,b,c   Grieve, Rob ^d   Layton, Michelle ^a,b   Hooks, Todd ^e  

^a Bethesda Physiocare   (United States)

^b Myopain Seminars LLC   (United States)

^c PhysioFitness   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e Champion Sports Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Dry needling; Manual therapy; Myofascial pain syndrome; Trigger points

Indexed keywords

BOTULINUM TOXIN; BOTULINUM TOXIN A; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT DISEASE; AEROBIC EXERCISE; BASIC RESEARCH; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXTRACORPOREAL LITHOTRIPSY; HEEL PAIN; HIP ARTHROSCOPY; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC SCOLIOSIS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MOBILIZATION; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; NECK PAIN; NOCICEPTION; PECTORALIS MAJOR MUSCLE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PLANTAR FASCIITIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESSURE PAIN THRESHOLD; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANGE OF MOTION; REFERRED PAIN; REVIEW; SHOULDER PAIN; STELLATE GANGLION BLOCK; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (TOPIC); TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION; TRAPEZIUS MUSCLE; TRIGGER POINT; WHIPLASH INJURY; ANALGESIA; MASSAGE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PROCEDURES; SOFT TISSUE THERAPY;

ACUPUNCTURE THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MASSAGE; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PAIN MANAGEMENT; THERAPY, SOFT TISSUE; TRIGGER POINTS;

EID: 84921311579     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: 15329283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2014.11.006     Document Type: Review

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