A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – July 2016

Dommerholt, Jan; Grieve, Rob; Finnegan, Michelle; Hooks, Todd

Abstract

The overview of the myofascial pain literature includes a wide variety of basic and clinical studies, ranging from assessing muscle activation patterns to the impact of platelet-rich plasma injections. Contributions to the literature once again came from all corners of the world, such as Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, Greece, Iran, Italy, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Spain, Taiwan, Turkey, and the USA. A total of 30 papers are included in this overview.
Keywords: Myofascial pain syndrome; Trigger points; Dry needling; Manual therapy

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Mar 1, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Jul 27, 2016
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2016
• Deposit Date: Dec 10, 2020
• Journal: Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies
• Print ISSN: 1360-8592
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Peer Reviewed: Not Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 20
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 657-671
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2016.07.009
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/6943242
• Additional Information: This article is maintained by: Elsevier; Article Title: A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – July 2016; Journal Title: Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies; CrossRef DOI link to publisher maintained version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbmt.2016.07.009; Content Type: article; Copyright: © 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.