The effect of dry needling & muscle energy technique separately and in combination in patients suffering shoulder impingement syndrome and active trigger points of infraspinatus

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a combination of dry needling (DN) and muscle energy technique (MET) on pain intensity (PI), pressure pain threshold (PPT) and shoulder active range of motion (ROM) in patients with shoulder impingement syndrome and active trigger points in the infraspinatus muscle.

Source: Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies - December 27, 2020 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Parvaneh Jalilipanah, Farshad Okhovatian, Rahmat allah Serri, Alireza Akbarzadeh Bagban, Sahar Zamani Tags: Myofascial Pain and Treatment Source Type: research