Myofascial origin of shoulder pain: A literature review

Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 91-101

  Sergienko, Stanislav ^a   Kalichman, Leonid ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Myofascial pain; Myofascial trigger points; Review; Shoulder pain; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL SENSATION; ARTICLE; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DRY NEEDLING; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; GOOGLE SCHOLAR; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE; MEDLINE; MUSCLE ACTIVATION; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MYOFASCIAL PAIN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PAIN THRESHOLD; PALPATION; PEDRO; PREVALENCE; REFERRED PAIN; SHOULDER PAIN; THERAPY; TRIGGER POINT; COMPLICATION; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE;

HUMANS; MUSCLE FATIGUE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, REFERRED; PREVALENCE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOULDER PAIN;

EID: 84921314252     PISSN: 13608592     EISSN: 15329283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbmt.2014.05.004     Document Type: Article

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