Stretching exercises combined with ischemic compression in pectoralis minor muscle with latent trigger points: A single-blind, randomized, controlled pilot trial.

Birinci, Tansu; Mustafaoglu, RÜSTEM; Mutlu, Ebru; Ozdincler, Arzu

doi:10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.101080

Stretching exercises combined with ischemic compression in pectoralis minor muscle with latent trigger points: A single-blind, randomized, controlled pilot trial.

Birinci T., Mustafaoglu R., Mutlu E., Ozdincler A. R.

Complementary therapies in clinical practice, cilt.38, ss.101080, 2020 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 38
Basım Tarihi: 2020
Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2019.101080
Dergi Adı: Complementary therapies in clinical practice
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, ASSIA, CINAHL, EMBASE, MEDLINE
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.101080
Anahtar Kelimeler: Pain threshold, Pectoralis minor, Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation stretching, Respiratory pressure, Spirometer, SCAPULAR KINEMATICS, PAIN, LENGTH, RELIABILITY, POSTURE, RANGE
İstanbul Üniversitesi-Cerrahpaşa Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background and purpose: Latent trigger points (LTrPs) in the pectoralis minor (PM) muscle lead to muscle tightness. This study aimed to investigate which type of stretching exercise used after ischemic compression (IC) was more effective on LTrPs in the PM muscle.