Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Physical Modality Therapy and Exercise Therapy on Neck and Shoulder Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Objectives The main purpose of this study was to identify the effects of physical therapy modalities and exercise therapy on myofascial pain syndrome by assessing the degree of effect size (ES) and related variables. Methods Related studies published between 1st January 2008 and 31st December 2019we...

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Published in:	Osong Public Health and Research Perspectives
Main Authors:	Chan-Myeong Kim, Ji-Won Park
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency 2020-08-01
Subjects:	exercise meta-analysis myofascial pain syndromes
Online Access:	http://ophrp.org/upload/pdf/ophrp-11-251.pdf

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