title: Effects of myofascial-meridian stimulation therapy (mmst) on shoulder pain.
abstract: Fifty patients with shoulder pain were classified into two groups according to the type of pain: a capsular-pattern group (N = 22) and a non-capsular-pattern group (N = 28). Both groups received myofascial-meridian stimulation therapy four times in two weeks. After therapy, the pain level was significantly lower in the capsular-pattern than in the non-capsular-pattern group. The capsular-pattern group showed a nonsignificant trend toward greater range of motion than the non-capsular-pattern group. These data suggest that myofascial-meridian stimulation therapy might be useful as a new treatment to reduce pain and increase range of motion in patients with shoulder pain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, School of Oriental Medicine, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Republic of Korea.
authors.forename: Seong-Hyung
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Byung-Cheul
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Shin
authors.forename: Il-Hwan
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016740:Meridians; D010147:Pain Measurement; D016059:Range of Motion, Articular; D020069:Shoulder Pain / Q000628:therapy*