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Effectiveness of Myofascial Trigger Point Manual Therapy

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August 2013

Effectiveness of Myofascial Trigger Point Manual Therapy

Vol: 2| Issue: 7| Number:372| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:2
Journal Level of Evidence:N/A

Effectiveness of Myofascial Trigger Point Manual Therapy Combined With a Self-Stretching Protocol for the Management of Plantar Heel Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial

J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2011 Feb;41(2):43-50. Epub 2011 Jan 31.

Contributing Authors:
R Renan-Ordine F Alburquerque-Sendin DP de Souza JA Cleland C Fernandez-de-Las-Penas

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60 patients diagnosed with plantar heel pain were randomized to receive either treatment incorporating soft tissue trigger release therapy (TrP) in combination with a self-stretching program or receive treatment with a self-stretching program alone. The results from this study indicate that the addition of soft tissue trigger point therapy to a self-stretching program provided superior functional ...

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