Prevalence of Myofascial Trigger Points in Neck Pain With its Associated Risk Factors in Undergraduate Students of Physical Therapy Department of University of Lahore

Authors

  • Afsah Asad University Institute of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Arslan Saleem Chugtai Rashid Latif Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Ahmed Sohail Department of Allied Health Sciences, Superior University, Lahore, Pakistan.
  • Anil Gill Gujranwala Institute of Medical and Emerging Sciences, Gujranwala, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52229/pjpt.v2i03.1143

Keywords:

Myofascial trigger points , Neck pain, Risk factors

Abstract

A myofascial trigger point is a hyperirritable
point in skeletal muscle that is associated with a
hypersensitive palpable nodule. Myofascial
trigger points occur in a quite proportion in
students. Flat palpation, snap-ping palpation
and deep palpation helps to assess the trigger
points.

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Published

2021-08-13

How to Cite

Asad, A., Chugtai, A. S., Sohail, A., & Gill, A. (2021). Prevalence of Myofascial Trigger Points in Neck Pain With its Associated Risk Factors in Undergraduate Students of Physical Therapy Department of University of Lahore. Pakistan Journal of Physical Therapy (PJPT), 2(03), 03–08. https://doi.org/10.52229/pjpt.v2i03.1143

Issue

Volume 02 Issue 03 (2019)

Section

Original Research