Effects of deep cervical flexor training on pressure pain thresholds over myofascial trigger points in patients with chronic neck pain.
Effects of deep cervical flexor training on pressure pain thresholds over myofascial trigger points in patients with chronic neck pain.
E. Lluch,M. D. Arguisuelas,3 Authors,D. Falla
2013 · DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2013.08.004
Journal of Manipulative and Physiological Therapeutics · 56 Citations
TLDR
Patients performing DCF training for 6 weeks demonstrated reductions in pain and disability but did not show changes in pressure pain sensitivity over MTrPs in the splenius capitis, levator scapulae, or upper trapezius muscles.