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RCT |
Randomized control trial |
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Case report |
report on the intervention and outcome for a single client |
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Research library |
the knowledge/understanding of scientific concepts and processes required for decision making |
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Evidence based practice |
use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients |
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Randomized control trials |
each subject has equal chance of being assigned to a group that receives the treatment or a placebo.
Helps prevent bias in outcomes. |
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In what ways do chronic problems affect the connective tissue?
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it becomes fibrotic and involves areas surrounding the dysfunctional area.
it either thickens or thins, or it dries out or becomes waterlogged. |
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What is the difference in acupressure and acupuncture? |
finger pressure, needle insertion |
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?? What is the relationship between acupressure points, trigger points and motor points? |
They correspond |
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What percent of trigger points lie on a meridian? |
80% |
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What role does massage play in relieving nerve impingement? |
impingement: something being pressed on
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What is a trigger point? |
an area of local nerve facilitation produces shortening or microspasm |
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What seems to be the effects of massage on myofascial trigger points? |
stimulation of proprioceptive nerve endings, changes in sarcomere length, release of enkephalin, stretching of musculotendious structures that initiate reflex muscle relaxation, connective tissue changes and increased circulation. |
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What is the difference in entrapment and compression on nerves? |
entrapment: soft tissue pinches nerves. compression: bones pinch a nerve |
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Travell known most for: |
trigger points |