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Advances in Rehabilitation
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Original article

The effects of the spray stretch and sustained pressure techniques for managing trigger points in the upper part of the trapezius muscle

Uzair Ahmad
1
,
Saira Waqqar
2
,
Muheebur Rehman
3
,
Syed Zain Ul Abidin
1
,
Subhan Ur Rehman Burki
1
,
Faiz Ur Rehman
4

1.
College of Physical Therapy, Northwest Institute of Health Sciences, Peshawar, Pakistan
2.
Faculty of Rehabilitation and Allied Health Sciences, Riphah International University, Islamabad, Pakistan
3.
Department of Life science, Abasyn University, Peshawar, Pakistan
4.
IBMS Khyber Medical University, Peshawar, Pakistan
Advances in Rehabilitation, 2022, 36(3), 26–34
Online publish date: 2022/10/04
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