28 November 2023>: Clinical Research
A Study of 45 Patients with Chronic Neck Pain to Compare the Effects on Pain and Disability of 4 Weeks of Physical Therapy with the Active Release Technique and Strain-Counterstrain Manipulation with Massage Alone, Before and After Treatment
Deone Kang ABCDEF , Jongeun Yim ABCDF*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.942027
Med Sci Monit 2023; 29:e942027
Figure 2 Strain-counterstrain technique procedure. After compressing the trigger point of the upper trapezius muscle while maintaining pressure, the experimenter finds the point of lowest tension through flexion, abduction, and external rotation of the subject’s shoulder and maintains the posture.