190. Evaluation of the factors influencing the outcome of trigger points'...

Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine;  September 1, 2004 ;     348 words ...Aim: Trigger Points' infiltration with local anesthetic...factors which influence the outcome of Trigger Points' infiltration with procaine 0,5...palpation and identification of the Trigger Points according to the Simons and Travel...

Trigger Points: Diagnosis and Management.

American Family Physician;  February 15, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Trigger points are discrete, focal, hyperirritable...muscle fibers and the formation of trigger points. Patients may have regional, persistent...neck, shoulders, and pelvic girdle. Trigger points may also manifest as tension headache...

Effectiveness of a Home Program of Ischemic Pressure Followed by Sustained...

Physical Therapy;  October 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ...Background and Purpose. Myofascial trigger points (TPs) are found among patients who...stretch for treatment of myofascial trigger points. Phys Ther. 2000;80:997-1003.] Key...program, Ischemic pressure, Myofascial trigger points, Sustained stretch. Myofascial trigger...

Myofascial Trigger Points.(Letter to the Editor)

Physical Therapy;  April 1, 2001 ;     700+ words ......pain as well as headaches with related trigger points throughout the scapular musculature...focusing on the treatment of myofascial trigger points. Because of this, I was excited to...Stretch for Treatment of Myofascial Trigger Points by Hanten et al in the October 2000...

Statement in response to BT announcement about ADSL demand mapping;...

M2 Presswire;  June 19, 2002 ;     458 words ......mapping; Inflated Broadband exchange 'trigger points' will hamper demand, says BB4B; People...strongly challenges the exchange upgrade trigger points as outlined in their press release...estimates that the economic exchange 'trigger points' will be between 200 and 400 broadband...

Effects of helium-neon laser irradiation on skin resistance and pain in...

Physical Therapy;  May 1, 1989 ;     700+ words ......Resistance and Pain in Patients with Trigger Points in the Neck or Back A trigger point...including its use in the elimination of trigger points, but reported research consisted primarily...resistance in patients with musculoskeletal trigger points. [11] Results of a double-blind ...

Trigger points and the rules of disengagement

Fire Management Today;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......allowing extra time for unforeseen incidents. Tactical Trigger Points There are tactical, strategic, and administrative trigger points. In this article, we consider tactical trigger points, where all members of the firefighting team must be...

Trigger points

Joe Weider's Muscle & Fitness;  January 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ......time. Collections of such tissue can ultimately create "trigger points" capable of virtually disabling a muscle. "You won't meet...neuromuscular massage, in that it seeks to defuse the aforementioned trigger points. Like both, it involves the application of lotion to reduce...

Cervical Spine Radiographs Following Blunt Trauma.

American Family Physician;  January 1, 2001 ;     616 words ......estimated that approximately 800,000 cervical spine radiographs are obtained annually in...normal, an unrecognized injury to the cervical spine can result in significant neurologic...sensitivity of 100 percent for ruling out cervical spine injury. However, the lower confidence...

The lateral cervical spine in trauma

Synergy;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......assessment criteria for the lateral cervical spine radiograph in trauma. Introduction The cervical spine is a complex structure that serves...maintains patency of the upper airway. The cervical spine is commonly x-rayed in trauma to determine...

Traumatic injuries to the cervical spine.(radiography and imaging of...

Radiologic Technology;  September 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......This article provides an overview of cervical spine trauma and specifically addresses various...Describe the basic anatomy of the cervical spine. * List and describe various forces...in spinal injury. * Discuss various cervical spine injuries. * Present recommendations...

Clearing the cervical spine in victims of blunt trauma

Military Medicine;  May 1, 2002 ;     700+ words ...Cervical spine injuries occur in 2.3% to 6.4% of...identifying the minority of patients with cervical spine injuries continues to challenge those...retrospectively reviewed our practice for cervical spine clearance, which consists of three-vi...

Cervical spine injuries in the athlete.

Bulletin of the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases;  December 22, 2006 ;     700+ words ......rehabilitation of the many types of cervical spine trauma commonly seen in athletes...and will not cover complex cervical spine fractures. Epidemiology The...SCIs) in athletes involve the cervical spine. Ghiselli and colleagues reported...

The role of preoperative cervical spine X-rays in rheumatoid arthritis

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care;  December 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ......Seng Hospital, Singapore SUMMARY The cervical spine is frequently involved in rheumatoid...consensus on the need to screen for cervical spine subluxations preoperatively. We reviewed...received preoperative X-ray screening for cervical spine instability, a third of the X-ray ...

Cervical Spine Radiographs in the Trauma Patient.

American Family Physician;  January 15, 1999 ;     700+ words ...Although cervical spine radiographs are almost routine...article reviews the proper use of cervical spine radiographs in the trauma patient...defined that can be used to exclude cervical spine fractures, based on the patient...