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Neurobiology of the myofascial trigger point

Baillière's Clinical Rheumatology, 1994
The clinical phenomenon of the MTrP is accessible to any clinician who takes the time to learn to palpate skeletal muscle gently and carefully, and who is willing to learn the functional anatomy necessary to understand the regional spread of MTrPs through functional muscle units (Travell and Simons, 1992). Yet despite the years of clinical study of MPS,
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Myofascial Trigger Points in Early Life

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 2007
To determine whether latent myofascial trigger points (MTPs) can be identified in healthy infants and in healthy adult subjects.Blind comparison.Ambulatory.A convenience sample of 60 healthy adults and 60 infants (age range, 0-12mo).Not applicable.An algometer was used to measure the pressure pain threshold (PPT) on 3 different sites, including a ...
Mu-Jung, Kao, Ting-I, Han, Ta-Shen, Kuan, Yueh-Ling, Hsieh, Bai-Horng, Su, Chang-Zern, Hong   +5 more
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Myofascial Pain Syndrome and Trigger-Point Management

Regional Anesthesia: The Journal of Neural Blockade in Obstetrics, Surgery, & Pain Control, 1997
Background and Objectives Myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) is a common condition often resulting in referral to a pain clinic. The epidemiology, pathogenesis, and various diagnostic tools are reviewed, and a variety of treatment methods are discussed. Methods
S C, Han, P, Harrison
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Contribution of Myofascial Trigger Points to Migraine Symptoms

The Journal of Pain, 2007
This study evaluated the contribution of myofascial trigger points (TrPs) to migraine pain. Seventy-eight migraine patients with cervical active TrPs whose referred areas (RAs) coincided with migraine sites (frontal/temporal) underwent electrical pain threshold measurement in skin, subcutis, and muscle in TrPs and RAs at baseline and after 3, 10, 30 ...
GIAMBERARDINO, Maria Adele, TAFURI, EMMANUELE, SAVINI, ANTONELLA, FABRIZIO, ALESSANDRA, AFFAITATI, GIANNA PIA, LERZA, ROSANNA, Di Ianni L., LAPENNA, Domenico, MEZZETTI, Andrea   +8 more
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Myofascial Trigger Points

2019
This chapter discusses myofascial trigger points around the shoulder, their clinical presentation, causes, investigation and management.
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Introduction to Myofascial Trigger Points in Dogs

Topics in Companion Animal Medicine, 2014
In dogs, muscles make up 44%-57% of total body weight and can serve as source of both pain and dysfunction when myofascial trigger points are present. However, rarely is muscle mentioned as a generator of pain in dogs, and even less mentioned is muscle dysfunction.
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Management of Myofascial Trigger Point Pain

Acupuncture in Medicine, 2002
Successful management of myofascial trigger point (MTrP) pain depends on the practitioner finding all of the MTrPs from which the pain is emanating, and then deactivating them by one of several currently used methods. These include deeply applied procedures, such as an injection of a local anaesthetic into MTrPs and deep dry needling (DDN), and ...
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Myofascial Trigger Point Injection

2019
Trigger point injections have been shown to be one of the most effective and well-studied treatment modalities for the inactivation of myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) and rapid relief of associated symptoms. Presented below are the clinical findings and diagnostic and treatment options for MTrPs, as well as specific guidelines for the use of trigger ...
Alexios Carayannopoulos, Carayannopoulos Alexios G   +1 more
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Myofascial Trigger Points of the Knee

2021
This chapter discusses myofascial trigger points around the knee, their causes, clinical presentation, investigation and management.
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Trigger Points and Myofascial Pain

1995
The importance of trigger points and their recognition has been emphasized by many. The latest survey by Travell and Simons [236] is a comprehensive summary and provides the reader with many useful drawings. De Mar [52] has combined the typical electrical impulse described on page 21 for nerve blocking with the therapy of pain via trigger points (by ...
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