Advances in Physiotherapy

The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of myofascial trigger point massage in the muscles of the head, neck and shoulders regarding pain in the treatment of females with chronic tension-type headache. They were randomized into either a treatment group (one session of trigger point massage per week for 10 weeks) or a control group receiving no treatment.

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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

There is a lack of knowledge about the pattern of symptom reporting in the general population as most research focuses on specific diseases or symptoms. The number of musculoskeletal pain sites is a strong predictor for disability pensioning and, hence, is considered to be an important dimension in symptom reporting. The simple method of counting symptoms might also be applicable to non-musculoskeletal symptoms, rendering further dimensions in describing individual and public health. In a general population, we aimed to explore the association between self-reported non-musculoskeletal symptoms and the number of pain sites.

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Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Healthy young women ages 18 to 30-years-old were recruited from among the students of a university medical center after a request for volunteers. Joint manipulation consisted of the supine rotational glide manipulation for the sacroiliac region. PPT measurements from the PSIS and Hoffman-reflex (H-reflex) amplitudes from the tibial nerve on the same side were recorded before and after joint manipulation. PPT was monitored for 15 minutes and H-reflex for 20 minutes after the procedure.

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Bodywork and Movement Therapies

Thirty-two women with sacroiliac joint syndrome were randomly divided into two groups of 16 subjects. One group received the high-velocity low-amplitude manipulation to the SIJ and the other group received both SIJ and lumbar HVLA manipulation to both the SIJ and lumbar spine in a single session. The objective of this trial was to compare the effect of SIJ manipulation with SIJ and lumbar manipulation for the treatment of SIJ syndrome.

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