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Remote Effect of Lower Limb Acupuncture on Latent Myofascial Trigger Point of Upper Trapezius Muscle : A Pilot Study
Joint Authors
Chang, Wen-Ming
Chen, Kai-Hua
Hsu, Hung-Chih
Lin, Chu-Hsu
Hsieh, Wei-Chi
Hsiao, Kuang-Yu
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-04-28
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Objectives.
To demonstrate the use of acupuncture in the lower limbs to treat myofascial pain of the upper trapezius muscles via a remote effect.
Methods.
Five adults with latent myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) of bilateral upper trapezius muscles received acupuncture at Weizhong (UB40) and Yanglingquan (GB34) points in the lower limbs.
Modified acupuncture was applied at these points on a randomly selected ipsilateral lower limb (experimental side) versus sham needling on the contralateral lower limb (control side) in each subject.
Each subject received two treatments within a one-week interval.
To evaluate the remote effect of acupuncture, the range of motion (ROM) upon bending the contralateral side of the cervical spine was assessed before and after each treatment.
Results.
There was significant improvement in cervical ROM after the second treatment (P=0.03) in the experimental group, and the increased ROM on the modified acupuncture side was greater compared to the sham needling side (P=0.036).
Conclusions.
A remote effect of acupuncture was demonstrated in this pilot study.
Using modified acupuncture needling at remote acupuncture points in the ipsilateral lower limb, our treatments released tightness due to latent MTrPs of the upper trapezius muscle.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Chen, Kai-Hua& Hsiao, Kuang-Yu& Lin, Chu-Hsu& Chang, Wen-Ming& Hsu, Hung-Chih& Hsieh, Wei-Chi. 2013. Remote Effect of Lower Limb Acupuncture on Latent Myofascial Trigger Point of Upper Trapezius Muscle : A Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460541
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Chen, Kai-Hua…[et al.]. Remote Effect of Lower Limb Acupuncture on Latent Myofascial Trigger Point of Upper Trapezius Muscle : A Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460541
American Medical Association (AMA)
Chen, Kai-Hua& Hsiao, Kuang-Yu& Lin, Chu-Hsu& Chang, Wen-Ming& Hsu, Hung-Chih& Hsieh, Wei-Chi. Remote Effect of Lower Limb Acupuncture on Latent Myofascial Trigger Point of Upper Trapezius Muscle : A Pilot Study. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460541
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-460541