TY - BOOK AU - Sahem Ahmed Mousa Alshawabkah AU - Alaa Alden Abdelhakem Balbaa , AU - Magdolin Mishel S. S. Shenouda , TI - Manual pressure release versus Positional release in treatment of myofascial trigger point of the upper trapezius muscle / PY - 2012/// CY - Cairo : PB - Sahem Ahmed Mousa Alshawabkah , KW - Manual pressure release KW - Myofascial pain dysfunction syndrome KW - Positional release technique N1 - Thesis (M.Sc.) - Cairo University - Faculty of Physical Therapy - Department of Musculoskeletal Disorders; Issued also as CD N2 - 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 UR - http://172.23.153.220/th.pdf ER -