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Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Translated Title

斜刺針法在治療肌筋膜疼痛症候群之即時療效:以超音波檢查研究斜之物理性質和尺寸改變之證據

Abstract

To evaluate the immediate effects of acupuncture therapy in myofascial pain syndrome (MPS), 13 subjects (11 females and 2 males), aged from 34 to 59 years old were recruited and all had suffered MPS anywhere from 1 to 180 months. The oblique insertion of an acupuncture needle was performed at an Ah's point (trigger point, TrP) and through the associated taut band without any twirling. The needle was removed anywhere from several seconds to 2 to 3 minutes after insertion whenever the needle sensation disappeared. Clinical evaluations included measurements of a range of motions (ROM) of the neck by an electrogoniometer; and of subjective pain by a visual analog scale (VAS). The thickness of the upper trapezius muscle was measured at the TrP area, by a 9 MHz real-time sonographic machine, the scanning probe of which was exerted with a constant load of 1.5kg. All measurements were recorded and compared before and immediately after acupuncture therapy. After acupuncture therapy, the ROM of the neck was significantly increased in all of the motion planes measured, and pain was significantly relieved in terms of the VAS. The upper trapezius muscle thickness significantly increased in the transverse view after acupuncture. This finding may indicate that acupuncture therapy at an Ah's point brings significant pain relief and muscle relaxation immediately in MPS.

Language

English

First Page

13

Last Page

20

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