Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 292-295 , June 2010

Treatment of myofascial pain in the shoulder with Kinesio Taping. A case report

Received 22 July 2009 ,Revised 3 September 2009 ,Accepted 16 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.math.2009.09.002

Manual Therapy
Volume 15, Issue 3 , Pages 292-295 , June 2010