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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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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 G. Carayannopoulos, Alex Han
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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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Myofascial trigger point pain.

The Alpha omegan, 2014
Myofascial trigger point pain is an extremely prevalent cause of persistent pain disorders in all parts of the body, not just the head, neck, and face. Features include deep aching pain in any structure, referred from focally tender points in taut bands of skeletal muscle (the trigger points).
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Documentation of myofascial trigger points.

Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 1988
Two basic diagnostic features of myofascial trigger points (TPs), namely, local tenderness and alteration of tissue consistency (such as in taut bands, muscle spasm), can be documented quantitatively by simple hand-held instruments. A pressure threshold meter (algometer) assists in location of TPs and their relative sensitivity.
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MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINTS

2009
Elizabeth Demers Lavelle, William F. Lavelle   +1 more
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Trigger-Point Therapy for Myofascial Pain

The Physician and Sportsmedicine, 1981
A, Peppard, H F, Riegler
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Myofascial Trigger Points: An Evidence-Informed Review

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy, 2006
Jan Dommerholt, Carel Bron
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Myofascial Pain Syndromes-Trigger Points

Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain, 1994
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