The Effects of Active Trigger Point of Upper Trapezius Muscle on Its Electromyography Activity and Maximal Isometric Contraction Force during Scapular Plane Elevation (Scaption)

• Main Authors: Zahra Mohammadi (Author), Afsoun Nodehi-Moghaddam (Author), Zahra Mosalla-Nezhad (Author), Amir Masoud A'rablou (Author), Mohammad Reza Nourbakhsh (Author), Enayatollah Bakhshi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Trigger points may result in referral pain of their close areas. Recent evidence suggests that latent trigger points although they are not sensitive enough to cause pain, can interfere with the normal muscle function. These myofascial trigger points are estimated as an electro-physiologic...