Supports· moderateVASO-E007
Imaging systematic review: trigger points are quantifiably distinct
- what the source states
- Per the critical report's audit of this systematic review (33 studies): biomechanical and blood-flow imaging parameters can distinguish active and latent trigger points from healthy tissue, with the review emphasizing the need for better reproducibility and diagnostic-accuracy research.
- what we infer
- The imaging literature's positive residue — including the Doppler flow abnormalities the essay reads as the latch's footprint — survives systematic review, with reproducibility caveats attached. This record's characterization is second-hand from the critical report; the review's full text has not been checked.
- limitations
- Heterogeneous techniques and trigger-point definitions across the included studies.
- Characterization taken from the critical report; not verified against the paper's full text.