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Manual pressure release versus Positional release in treatment of myofascial trigger point of the upper trapezius muscle /

Sahem Ahmed Mousa Alshawabkah

Manual pressure release versus Positional release in treatment of myofascial trigger point of the upper trapezius muscle / الضغط اليدوى الإنفراجى مقابل الوضع الإنفراجى فى علاج نقاط النسيج العضلى الضام المستهدفة فى الجزء العلوى من العضله شبه المنحرفه Sahem Ahmed Mousa Alshawabkah ; Supervised Alaa Alden Abdelhakem Balbaa , Magdolin Mishel S. S. Shenouda - Cairo : Sahem Ahmed Mousa Alshawabkah , 2012 - 131P. : charts , facsimiles ; 25cm

Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders

Purpose: To investigate the effects of manual pressure release (MPR) and positional release technique (PRT) in comparison with a control group regrading pain intensity and neck active range of motion (AROM) in patients with myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome of the upper trapezuis muscle. Results: Showed an immediate decrease in pressure pain threshold of the trapezius muscle a reduction of MTrP sensitivity and increase in AROM in the group B and C in comparison with control group



Manual pressure release Myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome Positional release technique