• Der Schmerz · Dec 2003

    Review Comparative Study

    [Non-medical therapy of myofascial pain].

    • C Gröbli and B Dejung.
    • Winterthur, Schweiz. cgroebli.impa@bluewin.ch
    • Schmerz. 2003 Dec 1;17(6):475-80.

    MethodsIn a prospective study, the efficacy of manual therapy and dry needling was examined in 84 patients with chronic low back pain (mean duration of pain 4.4 years).ResultsThe initial value of pain on the visual analogue scale was about 6.6, the follow up value was reduced to 3.67 (p=0.0033).ConclusionsManual trigger point therapy of myofascial trigger points in the low back is effective.

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