Therapeutic expectancy in physiotherapy.

In health sciences, including physical therapy, communication techniques are a critical part of the success in the therapeutic process. Managing the patient's beliefs, perceptions, and the narrative of their problems, becomes an essential part of the therapeutic process. This is the key to achieving real changes regarding how the patient copes with pain, illness, dysfunction, as well as the ability to develop adequate resources for facing them.

Perception of musculoskeletal pain in the state of confinement: associated factors.

Objective: to describe the perception of musculoskeletal pain in the population and how the state of confinement (adopted as a measure to control contagion by COVID-19) has interfered with it, as well as identifying the sociodemographic, occupational, physical, and psychosocial factors involved.

Method: an observational, cross-sectional and analytical study, with simple random probabilistic sampling, aimed at residents in Spain over 18 years old during the confinement period. An ad hoc survey was conducted, consisting in 59 items.

Trigger points and pressure pain hypersensitivity in people with postmeniscectomy pain.

Objectives: The objectives of this study are (1) to assess the presence of myofascial trigger points (TrPs) and widespread pressure hyperalgesia; and (2) to assess the relationship between the presence of active TrPs, pain intensity, and widespread pressure hypersensitivity in individuals with postmeniscectomy pain.

Methods: Thirty-three patients with postmeniscectomy pain, 46 to 60 years of age, and 33 matched controls participated. TrPs were explored bilaterally within the tensor fasciae latae, rectus femoris, vastus lateralis, vastus medialis, adductor magnus, adductor longus, semitendinosus, biceps femoris, and gastrocnemius muscles in a blinded manner.