Importance of quadratus lumborum muscle trigger point injection and prolotherapy technique for lower back and buttock pain [PDF]
Frontiers in Pain Research, 2022 BackgroundLow back pain is a heterogeneous disease. Myofascial pain and enthesopathy of the quadratus lumborum muscle are important causes of lower back and/or buttock pain.
Soo-Ji Sirh +3 more
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Careful medical interview and ultrasonography enabled detection of acute kidney injury and hematoma after lumbar trigger point injection—a case report [PDF]
JA Clinical Reports, 2021 Background Trigger point blocks are now widely practiced, especially in pain treatment. Among the complications of lumbar trigger point injection, reports of medically induced kidney injury are very rare, and diagnosis during emergency treatment is rare.
Satoshi Sato +5 more
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Ultrasound‐guided trigger point injection for piriformis syndrome in the emergency department [PDF]
Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open, 2020 Piriformis syndrome, a myofascial pain disorder characterized by deep gluteal pain that radiates to the ipsilateral lower back and/or posterior thigh, is an underreported cause of low back pain frequently misdiagnosed in the emergency department (ED ...
Victor M. Aquino‐Jose +3 more
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Spinal cord injury by direct damage during trigger point injection: a case report [PDF]
Journal of International Medical Research, 2021 Trigger point injection (TPI) is commonly administered for myofascial pain syndrome management, but occasionally leads to complications, including bleeding, muscle hematoma, vasovagal syncope, skin infections, and pneumothorax.
Jong Bum Kim, Min Cheol Chang
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Descending necrotizing mediastinitis after a trigger point injection [PDF]
Clinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2017 Descending necrotizing mediastinitis (DNM) is a rare form of mediastinal infection. Most cases are associated with esophageal rupture. DNM after a trigger point injection in the upper trapezius has not been described previously.
Jae Young Choe +8 more
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A New Look at Trigger Point Injections [PDF]
Anesthesiology Research and Practice, 2012 Trigger point injections are commonly practised pain interventional techniques. However, there is still lack of objective diagnostic criteria for trigger points.
Clara S. M. Wong, Steven H. S. Wong
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Trigger point injection for post-mastectomy pain: a simple intervention with high rate of long-term relief [PDF]
npj Breast Cancer, 2021 Post-mastectomy pain syndrome (PMPS) is a common and often debilitating condition. The syndrome is defined by chest wall pain unresponsive to standard pain medications and the presence of exquisite point tenderness along the inframammary fold at the site
Amal L. Khoury +7 more
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The Immediate Effect of Trigger Point Injection With Local Anesthetic Affects the Subsequent Course of Pain in Myofascial Pain Syndrome in Patients With Incurable Cancer by Setting Expectations as a Mediator [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 A trigger point injection (TPI) with local anesthetic in myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) often has the immediate effect of a decrease in pain. It is unknown whether the immediate effect of a decrease in pain affects the subsequent course of pain.
Hideaki Hasuo +3 more
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Comparison of interfascial plane injection and trigger point injection for upper trapezius myofascial pain syndrome in young women: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineBackgroundUpper trapezius myofascial pain syndrome (UT-MPS) is a common painful disorder, particularly among young women. While both interfascial plane injection (IPI) and trigger point injection (TPI) are utilized, their comparative clinical profiles in
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Ultrasound-Guided Trigger Point Injection for Myofascial Trigger Points in the Subscapularis and Pectoralis Muscles. [PDF]
Yonsei Med J, 2016 We read with great interest the article by Shin, et al.1 in the May 2014 issue of the Yonsei Medical Journal. The authors described the application of ultrasound-guided (USG) trigger point injection for myofascial trigger points in the subscapularis and pectoralis muscles to post-mastectomy patients.
Gupta L, Singh SP.
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