Luciana Uemoto1,2), Marco Antonio C. Garcia3), Cresus Vinicius D. Gouvêa4), Oswaldo V. Vilella4), and Thays A. Alfaya4) Abstract The aim of this study was to evaluate different approaches to deactivating myofascial trigger points (MTPs). Twenty-one women with bilateral MTPs in the masseter muscle were randomly divided into three groups: laser therapy, needle treatment and …
Robert A. Christian, B.A., William H. Rossy, M.D., and Orrin H. Sherman, M.D. Abstract Patellar tendinopathy (PT) is a clinical and chronic overuse condition of unknown pathogenesis and etiology marked by anterior knee pain typically manifested at the inferior pole of the patella. PT has been referred to as “jumper’s knee” since it …
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