Using thermal imaging to monitor the treatment of latent myofascial trigger points in the upper trapezius

• Tipo: Artigo em Livro de Atas de Conferência Internacional
• Data: 2016

Autores

Seixas, A (Autor) Outra; Soares, M (Autor) Outra; Vardasca, R (Autor) FEUP; Joaquim Gabriel Magalhães Mendes (Autor) FEUP; Rodrigues, S (Autor) Outra

Ata de Conferência Internacional

Título: 13TH QUANTITATIVE INFRARED THERMOGRAPHY CONFERENCE

Páginas: 730-735

13th Quantitative Infrared Thermography Conference (QIRT)

Gdansk Univ Technol, Fac Elect Telecommunicat & Informat, Gdansk, POLAND, JUL 04-08, 2016

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ID Authenticus: P-00K-WKZ

DOI: 10.21611/qirt.2016.118

Abstract (EN): Clinically, latent myofascial trigger points are characterized as hyperirritable points located within taut bands of skeletal muscles or fascia. These points may cause referred pain, local tenderness and autonomic changes when manually stimulated. Dry needling is one of the treatment options but evidence of its results is scarce. This paper experimentally investigates the potential use of thermal imaging to assess the effect of dry needling on the skin temperature in patients with latent myofascial trigger points. No significant differences were found between the mean skin temperature and pain before and after the treatment, evidencing the agreement between the outcome measures.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 6