Physiotherapy Update in the Management of Musculoskeletal Pain
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "Anesthesiology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 1 February 2025 | Viewed by 4122
Special Issue Editor
Interests: musculoskeletal pain; shoulder musculoskeletal disorders; oncology pain management; manual therapy, dry needling; therapeutic exercises; pain neuroscience education
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Dear Colleagues,
According to the International Society for the Study of Pain (IASP), musculoskeletal pain is a serious problem affecting millions of people around the world, encompassing many types of pain such as neck pain, low back pain, temporomandibular pain, shoulder pain, chronic widespread pain, etc.
Although musculoskeletal pain can affect bones, tendons, muscles, nerves and ligaments, it is complex and its source is often difficult to identify. Musculoskeletal pain is a diagnostic and therapeutic problem.
In recent years, Physiotherapy is a discipline that has developed significantly in the field of pain in an attempt to provide an adequate response to the musculoskeletal alterations proposed by patients in clinical practice.
Musculoskeletal ultrasound, manual therapy, invasive procedures and therapeutic exercise or pain education are tools that have been developed from scientific evidence for the management of musculoskeletal pain.
This special issue aims to bring together the latest advances in the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal pain from the perspective of physiotherapy. This includes reviews, meta-analyses, original works on the assessment and treatment of musculoskeletal pain.
Prof. Dr. Daniel Pecos-Martín
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- musculoskeletal pain
- diagnosis
- musculoskeletal ultrasound
- dry needling
- manual therapy
- therapeutic exercise
- pain education
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