A Critical Evaluation of Quintner et al: Missing the Point

updated Jan 10, 2016

Dommerholt J, Gerwin RD. A Critical Evaluation of Quintner et al: Missing the Point. J Bodyw Mov Ther. 2015 Apr;19(2):193–204. PubMed #25892372.

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Dommerholt 2015 is about:

“A critical evaluation of the trigger point phenomenon,” an article in Rheumatology (Oxford), 2015.

These two articles on PainScience.com cite Dommerholt 2015 as a source:

PS Save Yourself from Low Back Pain! — Low back pain myths debunked and all your treatment options reviewed
PS Trigger Points on Trial — A summary of the kerfuffle over Quintner et al., a key 2014 scientific paper criticizing the conventional wisdom about trigger points and myofascial pain syndrome

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