A critical overview of the current myofascial pain literature – January 2020

We are starting 2020 with 6 basic research studies, 9 review articles, 14 dry needling/injection studies, and one manual therapy paper for a total of 30 new papers. Topics range from studies on mechanisms, inflammatory mediators in myofascial pain, fascia, screening, Platelet-rich plasma intramuscul...

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Published in:Journal of bodywork and movement therapies 2020-04, Vol.24 (2), p.213-224
Main Authors: Dommerholt, Jan, Thorp, Jacob N., Chou, Li-Wei, Hooks, Todd
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Dry needling
Manual therapy
Myofascial pain syndrome
Trigger points
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Summary:We are starting 2020 with 6 basic research studies, 9 review articles, 14 dry needling/injection studies, and one manual therapy paper for a total of 30 new papers. Topics range from studies on mechanisms, inflammatory mediators in myofascial pain, fascia, screening, Platelet-rich plasma intramuscular injections, and temporal summation to clinical studies on patients with tension-type headache, chronic pelvic pain, knee osteoarthritis, plantar fasciitis, generalized musculoskeletal pain, neck pain, breast cancer, tendinopathies, thoracic outlet syndrome, and canine dry needling, among others.
ISSN:1360-8592
1532-9283
DOI:10.1016/j.jbmt.2020.04.001