Sustained manual pressure has been advocated as effective treatment for myofascial trigger points (MTrPs). This study aimed to investigate the effect of manual pressure release (MPR) on the pressure sensitivity of latent MTrPs in the upper trapezius muscle using a novel pressure algometer.
This article gives answers to some of the most basic questions that we as therapists can ask ourselves. What happens when we massage a muscle? Why does that muscle relax and why does the person being massaged feel better for the experience?
The superficial lymphatic system is divided into areas called lymphatic territories which are separated by watersheds. When the lymphatic system fails to remove its load either due to surgery, radiotherapy or some congenital malformation of it then the fluid (and the proteins and wastes contai...
Objective: To review the therapeutic outcome of using soft tissue mobilization (STM) treatment techniques in combination with a home exercise programme to treat eight patients with a differential diagnosis of frozen shoulder.