Atraumatic Back Pain Due to Quadratus Lumborum Spasm Treated by Physical Therapy with Manual Trigger Point Therapy in the Emergency Department

Manual trigger point therapy is effective for treating myofascial pain, yet it is not frequently used in emergency department (ED) settings. A 42-year-old female presented to the ED with atraumatic back pain. Her pain was thought to be myofascial, and we obtained a physical therapy consultation. Dia...

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Autores principales: Grover, Casey, Christoffersen, Kory, Clark, Lindsay, Close, Reb, Layhe, Stephanie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2019
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6682240/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31404175
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2019.4.42788
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author Grover, Casey
Christoffersen, Kory
Clark, Lindsay
Close, Reb
Layhe, Stephanie
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description Manual trigger point therapy is effective for treating myofascial pain, yet it is not frequently used in emergency department (ED) settings. A 42-year-old female presented to the ED with atraumatic back pain. Her pain was thought to be myofascial, and we obtained a physical therapy consultation. Diagnosing the patient with quadratus lumborum spasm, the physical therapist treated her in the ED using manual trigger point therapy, and completely relieved her pain without requiring any medications. Manual trigger point therapy can provide non-opioid pain relief in ED patients, and physical therapists can apply this technique effectively in the ED.
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spelling pubmed-66822402019-08-09 Atraumatic Back Pain Due to Quadratus Lumborum Spasm Treated by Physical Therapy with Manual Trigger Point Therapy in the Emergency Department Grover, Casey Christoffersen, Kory Clark, Lindsay Close, Reb Layhe, Stephanie Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med Case Report Manual trigger point therapy is effective for treating myofascial pain, yet it is not frequently used in emergency department (ED) settings. A 42-year-old female presented to the ED with atraumatic back pain. Her pain was thought to be myofascial, and we obtained a physical therapy consultation. Diagnosing the patient with quadratus lumborum spasm, the physical therapist treated her in the ED using manual trigger point therapy, and completely relieved her pain without requiring any medications. Manual trigger point therapy can provide non-opioid pain relief in ED patients, and physical therapists can apply this technique effectively in the ED. University of California Irvine, Department of Emergency Medicine publishing Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2019-05-29 /pmc/articles/PMC6682240/ /pubmed/31404175 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2019.4.42788 Text en Copyright: © 2019 Grover et al http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Atraumatic Back Pain Due to Quadratus Lumborum Spasm Treated by Physical Therapy with Manual Trigger Point Therapy in the Emergency Department
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31404175
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/cpcem.2019.4.42788
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