Journal of bodywork and movement therapies
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Myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) are one of the most common and important causes of musculoskeletal pain. Ultrasound is a useful modality in examining musculoskeletal disorders. By applying compressive stress and observing changes in ultrasound images, the elastic modulus (Young's modulus) can be calculated. Our objective was to develop a novel method to distinguish MTrPs from normal tissues. ⋯ This study presents a new method for the quantitative measurement of the elastic modulus of MTrP, thereby distinguishing MTrPs from normal adjacent muscular tissue, with more simplicity and lower cost, compared to other ultrasound methods.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Long-term effect of direction-movement control training on female patients with chronic neck pain.
Treatment of movement faults in the neck is known as an important factor in treatment of chronic neck pain. Along with the identification of site and direction of the faults, direction-movement control intervention retrains the control of the movement faults. ⋯ Direction-movement control training is likely to be an effective training program to enhance body functionality through improvement of pain, function, endurance, head repositioning accuracy, range of motion, and cervical flexor endurance. Due to the high reported effect size for direction-movement control exercises, the application of the training is suggested as a supplementary method to improve chronic nonspecific neck pain in females.
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The majority of papers included in the quarterly review discuss various aspects of dry needling (DN), which continues to be of interest to researchers and clinicians. A study by Liu et al. is the first paper to examine the effects of DN of acetylcholine, esterase and receptors. ⋯ A paper by Hightower and colleagues found an intriguing link between low magnesium levels in the drink water supply, vitamin D, and myofascial pain, cancer, tendon ruptures, and colon polyps. Contributions originated in the Brazil, China, Germany, Iran, India, Poland, South Korea, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, and the US.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
The effects of neck mobilization in patients with chronic neck pain: A randomized controlled trial.
To determine the effect of mobilization and routine physiotherapy on pain, disability, neck range of motion (ROM) and neck muscle endurance (NME) in patients having chronic mechanical neck pain (NP). ⋯ The results suggest that a combination of cervical mobilization with routine physiotherapy is more effective for reducing pain and disability and improving NME and neck ROM in patients with chronic mechanical NP compared to routine physiotherapy alone.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Ischemic compression and kinesiotherapy on chronic myofascial pain in breast cancer survivors.
assess the effects of ischemic compression and kinesiotherapy on the rehabilitation of breast cancer survivors with chronic myofascial pain. ⋯ Ischemic compression associated with kinesiotherapy increases the pressure pain threshold on the myofascial trigger point in the upper trapezius muscle and reduces the intensity of pain in breast cancer survivors with myofascial pain.