Background This is an updated version of the original Cochrane Review published in 2010,
Issue 9, and last updated in 2014, Issue 4. Non‐invasive brain stimulation techniques aim to …

Purpose To develop an evidence-based guideline for the management of grades I–III neck
pain and associated disorders (NAD). Methods This guideline is based on recent systematic …

Recently, clinicians have been using repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for
treating various pain conditions. This systematic narrative review aimed to examine the use …

STUDY DESIGN: Best evidence synthesis. OBJECTIVE: To identify, critically appraise, and
synthesize literature from 1980 through 2006 on noninvasive interventions for neck pain and …

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a painful condition of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs)
in the skeletal muscle. 1 It can occur alone or in combination with other pain generators …

Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is defined as pain that originates from myofascial trigger
points in skeletal muscle. It is prevalent in regional musculoskeletal pain syndromes, either …

Background Neck pain is common, disabling and costly. The effectiveness of electrotherapy
as a physiotherapeutic option remains unclear. This is an update of a Cochrane review first …

This chapter defines and describes the condition that is known by the term myofascial trigger
point pain syndrome. An outline is given of the current state of knowledge of the …

Objectives The aim of the literature review was to investigate the criteria adopted by
“experts” to diagnose myofascial trigger point (MTrP) pain syndrome. Experts were defined …

MINERVA MEDICA COPYRIGHT® Page 1 Vol. 46 - No. 3 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL
AND REHABILITATION MEDICINE 423 Rehabilitation procedures in the management of …