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Dry Needling for the Treatment of Musculoskeletal Ailments With Trigger Points

open access: yesVideo Journal of Sports Medicine, 2021
Background: Dry needling is an increasingly popular technique for relieving musculoskeletal pain, through targeting myofascial trigger points. Existing evidence indicates that dry needling is effective in short-term management of pain, with research ...
Simon J. Padanilam BA   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative effects of Bowen therapy and tennis ball technique on pain and functional disability in patients with thoracic myofascial pain syndrome

open access: yesJournal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research, 2023
Background Thoracic myofascial pain syndrome is a clinical problem arising from the muscles and soft tissues of thoracic region, which include the mid and upper back area.
Fareeha Amjad, Afsheen Khalid
doaj   +1 more source

Prevalence of Myofascial Trigger Points in Patients with Non-Traumatic Unilateral Shoulder Pain

open access: yesRADS Journal of Biological Research & Applied Science, 2023
Background: Shoulder pain is becoming problematic disorder with symptoms of mild to severe pain, restricted ranges and stiffness. Trigger points are knots in muscle fibers that show high response to pressure with symptoms of referred pain. Shoulder pain
Jawaria Shahid   +3 more
doaj   +2 more sources

FREQUENCY OF TRAPEZIUS TRIGGER POINTS AND THEIR ASSOCIATION WITH FORWARD HEAD POSTURE IN TAILORS

open access: yesRehman Journal of Health Sciences, 2023
Introduction: Myofascial trigger points are hypersensitive nodules with distinct characteristics that cause pain at the location of trigger point and refer pain to the surrounding structures.
Asma Arif   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Recognizing myofascial pelvic pain in the female patient with chronic pelvic pain. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Myofascial pelvic pain (MFPP) is a major component of chronic pelvic pain (CPP) and often is not properly identified by health care providers. The hallmark diagnostic indicator of MFPP is myofascial trigger points in the pelvic floor musculature that ...
Katzman, Wendy B, Pastore, Elizabeth A
core   +1 more source

Myofascial trigger points: spontaneous electrical activity and its consequences for pain induction and propagation

open access: yesChinese Medicine, 2011
Active myofascial trigger points are one of the major peripheral pain generators for regional and generalized musculoskeletal pain conditions. Myofascial trigger points are also the targets for acupuncture and/or dry needling therapies.
Fernández-de-las-Peñas César   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Primary headache and myofascial pain: a data based study

open access: yesRevista da Faculdade de Odontologia de Porto Alegre, 2022
Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between the presence of primary headaches and myofascial pain in orofacial patients. Materials and methods: Six hundred and ninety-nine records of patients seeking treatment in a specialized orofacial ...
Raul Elton Araújo Borges   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Myofascial trigger points in migraine and tension-type headache

open access: yesThe Journal of Headache and Pain, 2018
Background A myofascial trigger point is defined as a hyperirritable spot in skeletal muscle that is associated with a hypersensitive palpable nodule in a taut band.
Thien Phu Do   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Effectiveness of strain-counterstrain technique versus digital ischemic compression on myofascial trigger points

open access: yesArchives of Medicine and Health Sciences, 2020
Background and Aim: Neck pain is a typical disorder among people from diverse populations. Myofascial trigger points are located on upper trapezius with a high incidence.
Divya Gohil   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding of myofascial trigger points

open access: yesChinese Medical Journal, 2014
Objective To investigate the current practice of myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) including current epidemiology, pathology, diagnosis and treatment. Data sources The data analyzed in this review were mainly from relevant articles without restriction on the publication date reported ...
Xiaoqiang, Zhuang   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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